Spoutnic
Plug-and-play robot to reduce floor laying (2016, several hundred units sold)
Formerly Tibot.
Price on request
Maker status: Acquired · now TAW (US robotics/AI facility-management group) - Octopus joined TAW 22 Aug 2025; listed on Euronext Access Paris (MLOCT, ISIN FR0013310281).
At a glance
Specifications
- Replaced by T-Moov in 2021
- technical support, parts and software updates ended (notice 29 Aug 2025)
What it does
Floor-laying reduction
Where it works
About the maker
- Company
- Octopus Biosafety
- Based in
- Auray, France
- Status
- Acquired
- Sold in
- France
- Rental or as a service
- Not found
Facts from the maker’s own website (octopusbiosafety.com), last checked 2026-10-29.
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Autonomous floor robots carry cameras and climate sensors; their regular passes also make birds move and lay in the nests.
What to check before buying
- What it detects and reports
- Cleaning and biosecurity between flocks
- Alerts to your phone or farm system