History
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1979 |
Joseph Rosenast, a dog owner himself, went on holiday to Italy and found that dogs were banned from many areas due to an unresolved problem in dealing with dog waste. It was during this time that the idea formed for a "dog-waste disposal point with a dispenser for little bags", which later was to become ROBIDOG |
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| 1980 | First prototype made from Pavatex |
| 1981 | Patent application |
| 1981 | Emergence of the brand name: ROsenast BIsaz DOG = ROBIDOG (Mr Bisaz was involved in creating the first prototypes in the early days) |
| 1982 | "ROBIDOG – J. Rosenast" applies to join the trade register |
| 1982 | Introduction in individual communities. The first small orders follow |
| 1982 | Press conference at the Restaurant Holiday in Thun (publications: Der Bund, BZ Bern, Thuner Tagblatt, Oberländer Zeitung Spiez) |
| 1983 | The "Gemeinde 83" trade fair in Bern sees visitors displaying great interest in the ROBIDOG product. Joseph Rosenast decides at this point to dedicate himself full time to his company |
| 1987 | Joseph Rosenast is awarded the silver medal for the ROBIDOG product at the inventors' exhibition in Geneva |
| 1995 | The strengthened and in many ways technically improved ROBIDOG comes onto the market |
| 2001 | The company becomes "Robidog AG" |
| 2004 | ROBIDOG with inbuilt spare bag dispenser comes onto the market |
| 2008 | Joseph Rosenast dies unexpectedly at the age of 78 |
| 2009 | Robidog AG has a change of owner. Heinz Zumsteg and Beatrice Wanzenried are now in charge |
| 2009 | "MINI-ROLL" comes onto the market |
| 2010 | Robidog AG begins sales outside Switzerland. Customers in the EU are now supplied from our very own warehouse in Germany |
| 2010 | Market launch of the «ECO» and «FOX» bag dispensers |
| 2011 | Market launch of the «FLEX» system |
| 2012 | Market launch of the "Dog toilets app". Dog toilets can now be found using a smartphone |
| 2013 | Market launch of the «NOVO» dog toilet |
| 2013 | Market launch of the “VITO” bag dispenser |
| 2013 | Market launch of "TAKE IT EASY" |
| 2013 | Robidog AG wins the Aargau company award in the category of micro enterprises of up to 9 employees |
| 2013 | Ground-breaking ceremony for the new company headquarters in Wallbach |
| 2014 | Move to the new building. There are now 2'000 pallet slots available |
| 2014 | The company becomes "ROBI AG Wallbach". The additional brands – ROBICLEAN for waste disposal systems and ROBIBAG for waste-bags – highlight the new strategic orientation |
| 2015 | Market launch of the «VENTURA» waste disposal system |
| 2016 | Market launch of the “PRESTO” bag dispenser |
| 2017 | Market launch of the «TANGO» waste disposal system |
| 2020 | Market launch of recycled dog waste bags |
