BA Systèmes was established in 1975 with the aim of providing intra-logistics solutions using Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) for various industries. Today the company develops special mobile robots to meet the emerging needs of industry. In 2007, the company changed its innovation policy to become more open to the outside world and set about establishing partnerships with academic institutes, end users and industrial companies to generate increased revenues. Over time the collaborations resulted in the development of a number of innovative robots for various industries, shared patents and increased revenues.