Opportunity

Husqvarna has pioneered the robotic lawn mower market and is today the clear market leader in this industry. With a history of 330 years of innovation, Husqvarna has led the way into more digital solutions for homeowners and professionals globally. We use e.g. connectivity, app control, Alexa-enabled voice control, fleet services, on-board sensors and GPS-based navigation to optimize how the robots interact with their surroundings as well as how we humans interact with the robot. To meet future challenges, we see an increasing need for ecosystem integration and cooperation all around the globe.

To fulfil our vision, our robots need to be even smarter with more intelligent on-board solutions and IoT infrastructure. We have a passion for taking advantage of new and future technologies to bring increased value to our customers.  

Theme Description

Husqvarna Group aims to seamlessly improve quality of life by transforming home and urban areas into greener, sustainable and smart environments. Collaboration between private and public digital ecosystems will be a key for a more sustainable world. Therefore, our objective is to jointly develop sustainable and innovative smart and autonomous green space solutions.

Our transformation into a greener planet rests on the use of our robots, battery powered equipment and digital solutions. Husqvarna Group is on the look-out for innovative hardware, software and analytics-based solutions for the most demanding challenges in the future of green spaces. 

We are convinced that openness and collaboration will help us to excel in delivering affordable solutions to these challenges. We therefor offer you our Husqvarna Robotic Research Platform, Cloud API, data sources and most importantly, our people, to be combined with your ideas and agility to create brand new customer centric solutions.

Could you help us to advance the future of sustainable green spaces? We would like to learn more about your ideas, whether you are in the ideation phase or already providing solutions for digital ecosystems and robotics. 

Opportunity Overview

We are daily mowing hundred thousands lawns with our robotic solutions. What can be learned from sensors and data from the robots? Do you offer additional positioning, navigation, vision, obstacle detection and recognition sensors and data that could be combined with ours to increase customer value, sustainability and efficiency of our operations. Could your solutions improve our maintenance with anomaly detection and error prediction? 

Can we improve the way robots and people interact? How can we use AI to improve and optimize their behavior and operations? How can robots improve Smart city living and connecting into system-of-systems with stakeholders from municipalities, companies and citizens?

Are there additional applications that could use our robotic platform as a carrier in public green spaces? Can we use the data collected in the robotic platform for data driven services, detect and eradicate weeds and/or provide green space maintenance operators with decision support?

Husqvarna Group was founded in 1689 and is today a world-leading manufacturer of innovative products and solutions for forest, park, and garden management. The range includes robotic lawnmowers, chainsaws, trimmers, riding lawnmowers, and garden irrigation. Husqvarna Group is also a leader in equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries. The Group's products and solutions are mainly sold under the global Husqvarna and Gardena brands via direct sales, dealers, and retailers to consumers and professional users in more than 100 countries.
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