Experience and Tradition



The History of ROBOT

  1983
Creation of the company. The hotel Almirante Farragut in Minorca, part of the Acorn hotel chain, was the first project developed with a Robot 2000 system.
  1984
Launch of the new R1000 system. A system connected via the parallel port of a “Commodore 64” computer. It was used in the Pryca shopping centre in Palma, among others.
  1986
Development of the R1100 modular system, with multiples of 16 input/output points. Connection to a PC running MS-DOS via the “Centronics” parallel port. It was used in the Hotel Borneo, which was part of the Acorn chain and now belongs to Hoteles Globales.
  1987
The R2100 was launched on the market, with similar architecture to the R1100, but with greater capacity. It used a PC 286 AT with 256Mb of RAM running MS-DOS. It was installed for the first time in the King Solomon’s Palace Hotel in Eilat, Israel. This marked the start of a process of global expansion for ROBOT.
  1988
Launch of the R3000 on the market. System with a similar configuration to the R2100 but with more easily interchangeable modules and greater capacity. Mounted on a 2 metre high frame, its appearance when operating was impressive. It was installed for the first time in the offices of the TMB (Barcelona Metropolitan Transport). It used a PC 386 computer with 512 Mb of RAM running Microsoft Windows 3.1.
  1989
Development and production of the new R4000. Characterised by its design, distributed in remote stations linked by polymer optical fibre, with distances of up to 350 m reached between them. This system was extremely popular with fitters because it made installation and connection much easier. Extraordinarily robust, even today there are numerous installations where this system continues to operate. More than 20 years working continuously. Quite a record!
  1995
This is the year the R5000 made its appearance, with a compact design, and the power supply module, communication module, motherboard and input/output modules all integrated in the same box. Up to 4 modules allow the connection of 8 control points per terminal, and up to 256 terminals per installation. With all the functions being integrated, these systems were known as “Integrated Robot Terminals”. To date this has been our most widely sold system as thousands of terminals have been developed that have been installed in hundreds of sites across the world. The first R5000 was installed in Barcelona Airport.
  1996
New Robot headquarters. Due to the increase in our company’s commercial activities we had to move our headquarters from a small premises measuring 240 m2 to a new site measuring 550 m2 .
  2000
The year of Y2K. This year we decided to expand our market by bringing out the new RCR room control systems of the R6000 series. Presence detection of the guest in the room makes it possible to modify the temperature set points of the room, as well as turn lights on and off, with the result being an average 15% energy saving. Thousands of rooms have been adapted since then, with this being a product that is highly valued by our clients.
  2002
New displays, movement and temperature sensors for controlling rooms.
  2004
New devices continue to be incorporated to control rooms. Transmitters to indicate to hotel maids whether a room is vacant/occupied. New movement detector with extended reach.
  2005
Launch of the new “Tiny Control” terminals for industrial control, which are part of the R6000 series. These replaced the Integrated Robot Terminals that had been on the market for 10 years. The new Tiny Controls incorporate substantial improvements such as the new switchmode power supply, reduction in size and weight, adaptation to electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility regulations.
  2006
Light Control comes onto the market, a device aimed at managing lighting in a room. It makes it possible to recreate different programmed settings such as “watch TV”, “work”, “relax”, “general switch off”, etc. The ideal complement for the now well-established Room Control.
  2007
Development of the new DCU 6705. Functions include WebServer, distributed control and communication management with R5000/R6000 devices. Ethernet at 100 Mb and reduced size with a width of only 70mm for a 35 mm DIN rail.
  2008
New Light Control with increased switched-mode power range. 8 16A circuits in only 4 modules (70 mm). Connection capacity of up to 165A/20mS allows the connection of any type of lighting load.
  2009
Transfer to current headquarters. After 12 years, we moved again to increase our production capacity. A warehouse with a usable area of 1500 m2 located on the Son Rosslnyol industrial estate is our new home.
  2010
Presentation of the new R7000 system with a multitude of technological advances at Hostelco. New SiSLink communication bus, new C3 local area bus, new Tiny Control 7000 industrial control terminals with real time capacity, gateways for the connection of systems to the internet, new distributed controllers, and numerous new devices that are the result of 10 years of research, development and innovation at our centre by our own highly qualified personnel.
  2011
At the Heating and Cooling Trade Show in Madrid Robot presented the advantages of the R7000 series to fitters. The new SiSLink bus with its excellent qualities as regards speed and the new devices for rooms with connection to two threads and without polarity, were the big stars.