KAREL CAPEK INC is an international platform enterprise positioned as a "Global Robotics Ecosystem integrator"edicated to advancing the democratization of robotic technologies throughcross-regional resource synergy and innovaton empowerment, Named in honor of czech visionary playwright KareCapek, whose 1920 seminal work R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) pio-neered the term "robot, the company upholds his core philoso phy of "Technology in service of Human Civilization".apek Centers across global innovation hubs-Silicon Valley (USA), HanoverGuided by its vision "Transcending Boundaries, Shaping a Shared Future", the corporation has established four(Germany), Prague (Czech Republic), and Shanghai (china)-forging a worldwide network spanning technological RD, industrial application, policy coordination, and cultural exchange. Eachcenter fulfills distinct missions: The silicon Valley hub drives breakthroughs in Al and foundational robotics tech nologis through alliances with Stanford University, Apple, Google, and NVIDlA; Ha-nover leverages its position at the world's largest industrial expo to advance industrial robot integration and smart mnufacturing standards; Prague serves as an ethical compass, exploring ro-Asia-Pacific markets while incubating intelligent scenarios through regionalbotics" societal implications and cultural dimensions, Shanghai spearheads service ro botics commercialization acrossindustrial clusters.
Since 2014, the company has founded and operated the Capek Prize, widely regarded as the robotics in dustry's nost prestigious accolade. Dubbed the "Nobel Prize of the Robotics industry"this honor recoanizes organizations and individuals advancing robotic innovation, chronicling the sector's evolution rough its laureates. By 2025, the Prize have engaged over 5,000 global en-terprises and innovators, with winning contributions deeply embedded in industrial advancement.
Looking ahead, Karel CAPEK inc. will leverage its Capek Centers to deepen three strategic pillars: the TechnologyCmmons Platform, Application scenario Labs, and PolicyThinkTank Consor.
tium. Targeting 500+ transnational tech collaborations and 100 vertical industny solutions by 2035, the company is orclestrating a new era ofopen, collaborative, and human-centric robotics de.
velopment through global partnerships spanning enterprises, academia, governments, and civil society.