IRS Robotics supplies refurbished industrial robots, spare parts and related services. The company offers IRS Refurbished® robots from inventory, spare parts, maintenance (Benelux), training and consultancy, and ships products worldwide.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Company explicitly positions its refurbished robots and services as part of the Circular Economy (page titled 'Circular Economy - Reuse, Repair & Refurbish Robotics'). Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
IRS directly sells refurbished robots and provides repair/refurbishment services, executing circular activities rather than only supplying tools. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Circular Type
CircularRetailer
• Products
• B2B
Operates an inventory and sells refurbished industrial robots (physical products) primarily to business customers; the platform lists industry-specific robots and stock pages. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse, R5 - Refurbish, R4 - Repair
Website explicitly lists reuse (buy/sell/swap), repair (maintenance) and refurbishment/remanufacturing as core activities on its Circular Economy page. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Markets 'IRS Refurbished®' robots from inventory, offers spare parts, maintenance and 'Robots Wanted' trade-in service, indicating resale of refurbished products and refurbishment as core business models. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025, Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Commercial company offering products for sale, inventory and paid services; contact details and company address provided. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Sector
Industrial & Manufacturing
Website describes supply of refurbished industrial robots and services across industrial sectors including packaging, food, automotive, welding and more. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Geographical Reach
Global
• Netherlands
Site explicitly states 'We ship worldwide' and describes global distribution of refurbished robots; maintenance services are described as Benelux-only. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
Hardware Component
None
IRS supplies, refurbishes and sells physical industrial robots and spare parts and operates in-house refurbishment and maintenance services; however specialised hardware is not needed for their clients to enable these circular activities.
Tech Map Relevance
IRS Robotics explicitly promotes circular economy activities (Reuse, Repair & Refurbish Robotics) on their website and operates a commercial refurbished-robot inventory and services, meeting inclusion criteria for the Circular Tech Map. Source: IRS Robotics, 2025
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