# Trener Robotics

> Trener Robotics develops Acteris, a software layer for industrial robots that helps manufacturers and integrators configure, validate, and run reusable skills across supported robot brands. It focuses on high-mix production, beginning with CNC machine tending and pick-and-place.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Asad Tirmizi (Co-founder and CEO), Lars Tingelstad (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Acteris, Acteris Integration Suite, T-Labs, Pre-engineered machine tending solutions
- **Notable:** Won ABB AI Startup Challenge in 2024., Won the 2025 CECIMO Machine Tools Innovation Award at EMO Hannover., Won the Industry Startup Forum 2026 Award at Advanced Factories.

## Products & services

- **Acteris** — AI robot application platform with conversational job setup, reusable skills, simulation checks, runtime control, and production monitoring for supported industrial robots.
- **Acteris Integration Suite** — Partner tooling for configuring, commissioning, extending, and deploying repeatable robot applications.
- **T-Labs** — R&D group developing embodied intelligence, perception, simulation, and robot skills.
- **Pre-engineered machine tending solutions** — Acteris-powered CNC tending packages developed with robot manufacturers and integrators.

## Achievements

- Won ABB AI Startup Challenge in 2024.
- Won the 2025 CECIMO Machine Tools Innovation Award at EMO Hannover.
- Won the Industry Startup Forum 2026 Award at Advanced Factories.
- Reported compatibility with ABB, Universal Robots, and FANUC.
- Reported more than 15 solution and integration partners across Europe and the United States in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published an explanation of software-defined robotics across robot brands and a CEO update on deployments and compute partnerships.
- **2026-08** — Published a guide to high-mix CNC machine tending and joined AMD Open Robotics Ecosystem.
- **2026-02** — Raised $32 million Series A and added Jacob Pascual Pape as VP of Sales.

## Links

- Website: https://trener.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trener-robotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Trener-Robotics

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Last updated: 2026-09-28