nLink

[ACTIVE]

Service & Cobot Robotics · HQ: Sogndal, Norway · Est. 2014 · 1 model registered · 1 deployments

New deploymentRecent pressFunding gap >24mo

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies nLink: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $1.0M raised. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

$1.0M

Headquarters

Sogndal, Norway

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

nLink is a Norwegian construction robotics company that developed the world's first mobile drilling robot for ceiling drilling, automating a physically demanding task that causes musculoskeletal injuries in construction workers. Founded in 2014 in Sogndal, the company won the RoboBusiness Pitchfire startup competition and later partnered with Hilti, which became a 37% strategic investor and collaboratively launched the Jaibot drilling robot in October 2020. nLink offers its robots as a service and has expanded its robotics engineering expertise to adjacent industries.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 33.3%

Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.

Key Facts

RobotMobile drilling robot for walls, ceilings, and floors
FocusDrilling and construction robotics
CEOHavard Halvorsen
FounderKonrad Fagertun
Strategic investorHilti (37% stake, August 2017)
ProductMobile drilling robot (Drilly) / Jaibot (with Hilti)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for nLink.

Leadership & Founders

3 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Havard Halvorsenreported, not verified

CEO

Konrad Fagertunreported, not verified

Founder & Business Developer

Founding Team

Konrad Fagertun[Founder]

cofounder

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

3 entries
Total Tracked1
Operating1
Announced0
Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

Hilti1 · 1× joint · 1 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • nLink x HiltiAug 14, 2017

    MOST RECENT · nLink x Hilti · 2017-08-14 · with Hilti · OPERATING

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

nLink - 1 deploymentnLink

Platform Models

1 entry

Deployments

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

11 entries
What is nLink?

nLink is a Norwegian construction robotics company that developed the world's first mobile drilling robot for ceiling drilling, automating a physically demanding task that causes musculoskeletal injuries in construction workers. Founded in 2014 in Sogndal, the company won the RoboBusiness Pitchfire startup competition and later partnered with Hilti, which became a 37% strategic investor and collaboratively launched the Jaibot drilling robot in October 2020. nLink offers its robots as a service and has expanded its robotics engineering expertise to adjacent industries.

What does nLink make?

nLink has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RoboLift (nLink builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Who competes with nLink?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to nLink building in the same form factors include Advanced Construction Robotics, PaintJet, Rugged Robotics, Scaled Robotics.

Who is the CEO of nLink?

Havard Halvorsen is the ceo of nLink, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is nLink headquartered?

nLink is headquartered in Sogndal, Norway.

How much funding has nLink raised?

nLink has raised approximately $1M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Where does nLink operate robots?

nLink operates 1 verified deployment, including at Sogndal, Norway.

How many robots has nLink deployed?

DEPLOY has 1 verified nLink deployment on record at sites including Sogndal, Norway. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is nLink a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, nLink ranks in roughly the top 67% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was nLink founded?

nLink was founded in 2014.

Is nLink safe?

nLink has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.