Cota Robotics puts robots to work in retail stores. They take on the repetitive, time-consuming jobs like inbounding goods, replenishing shelves and sorting stock, currently mostly overnight. They're driven from our control room in Stockholm and increasingly run on their own. We raised a €1.92M pre-seed in August 2026 and are live with retailers in Sweden and Finland. We're a small team based at Sankt Eriksgatan in Stockholm, where half the office is our own dark store.
You’ll build the autonomy that lets our robots work shelves and pallets in live stores. We care about what works in a store at 6am, not what wins a benchmark, and that usually means combining learned policies with classical methods rather than picking a side.
Develop and deploy manipulation and navigation policies on real robots in real stores
Work with VLAs and modern learned control alongside classical planning, perception, and control
Decide which approach fits which problem, and be right about it often enough
Own problems from store observation to shipped behavior
Well versed in robotics broadly, with hands-on experience on real robots
Clear on the tradeoffs between classical and learned approaches
A fast learner who can define the problem before solving it
Comfortable with chaos and speed
We expect to fill this role in November or December 2026, so we may not be able to offer an immediate start
You must already have the right to work in Sweden, as unfortunately, we’re not able to offer visa sponsorship at our current stage
Work on practical autonomy problems in live retail environments
Build systems that ship to stores, not just demos or benchmarks
Influence technical direction early
Take meaningful ownership in a fast-moving team
Skills Required
- Broad robotics knowledge
- Hands-on experience with real robots
- Understanding of tradeoffs between classical and learned robotics approaches
- Ability to define problems before solving them
- Ability to work comfortably in a chaotic, fast-moving environment
- Existing right to work in Sweden
What We Do
Cota Robotics builds and deploys a turnkey robotic workforce for retail chains, using AI-powered, general-purpose robots to automate repetitive, time-consuming store work such as shelf replenishment, inbound handling, and picking. Its robots operate around the clock within existing stores and workflows without requiring retrofits. Cota manages deployment and ongoing operations, while the robots create a live 3D digital twin that provides real-time visibility into stock, pricing, and planogram compliance.
