Algoryx Simulation AB
{{Short description|Software development company based in Umeå, Sweden}}
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| industry = Industrial simulations
| founded = {{start date and age|2007}} in Umeå, Sweden
| founders = Kenneth Bodin, Anders Backman, Martin Servin, Claude Lacoursiere
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| key_people = Kenneth Bodin, CEO
| num_employees = 15 (July 2016)
| products = Physics engine, simulation software
| brands = AgX Dynamics, Dynamics for SpaceClaim, Algodoo
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| owners = The founders, Oryx Simulations
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Algoryx Simulation AB was formed in 2007 in Umeå, Sweden as a spin-off company from Umeå University. Algoryx currently has three products: Algodoo (formerly Phun), Dynamics for SpaceClaim, and AGX Dynamics, a professional physics engine for engineering and real-time simulations.
History
Algoryx's first product was AgX Dynamics, a multifunctional physics engine for simulators in industrial applications, prepared both for use together with CAD tools and with game engines such as Unity3D.
A later product is Algodoo, an elementary school physics simulation program based on the 2-dimensional physics engine Phun, the first versions of which were written as a thesis by Emil Ernerfeldt, then a student of engineering computer science at the university.{{Cite web |title=Här är programmet som ska förändra fysiklektionen |url=https://techworld.idg.se/2.2524/1.207124/har-ar-programmet-som-ska-forandra-fysiklektionen |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=TechWorld |language=sv}} The first version of Algodoo was launched on August 31, 2009,{{Cite web |title=Algodoo |url=http://www.algodoo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=12 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.algodoo.com}} and in 2013 the program was released as free to download versions for Windows, Mac and iOS (iPad).{{Cite web |title=Algodoo |url=http://www.algodoo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9930 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.algodoo.com}}
In the spring of 2015, an office was also opened in Munich, Germany, after the company, among other things, concluded an agreement with German Rheinmetall on simulators for cranes and vehicles.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-10 |title=Mångmiljonavtal för Algoryx som öppnar kontor i München - Uminova Innovation |url=https://www.uminovainnovation.se/nyheter/stort-tyskt-avtal-for-algoryx-oppnar-kontor-i-munchen/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |archive-date=2018-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710164057/https://www.uminovainnovation.se/nyheter/stort-tyskt-avtal-for-algoryx-oppnar-kontor-i-munchen/ |url-status=dead }}
In the autumn of 2017, Algoryx began a collaboration with the Japanese research institute National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology to develop simulation technology for robots to be used in the cleanup work around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was destroyed in a 2011 earthquake.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-24 |title=Umeåföretag bidrar till sanering av Fukushimas kärnkraftverk |url=https://www.uminovainnovation.se/aktuellt/umeaforetag-bidrar-till-sanering-av-fukushimas-karnkraftverk/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Uminova Innovation |language=sv-SE}}{{Cite web |title=Algoryx contracted for robotics simulation for restoration of the Fukushima disaster area |url=https://www.umu.se/en/news/algoryx-contracted-for-robotics-simulation-for-restoration-of-the-fukushima-disaster-area_5842260/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.umu.se |language=en}}
Awards
In February 2011, Algoryx was selected for the list of Top-20 companies to represent Swedish Innovation, by the Swedish Institute, a Swedish government agency.{{ cite web|url=http://viavasterbotten.se/2011/02/algoryx-simulation-going-on-a-world-tour/ |title=Algoryx Simulation to represent Swedish innovation on world tour |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901055757/http://viavasterbotten.se/2011/02/algoryx-simulation-going-on-a-world-tour/ |archivedate=2011-09-01 }}{{ cite web|url=http://www.si.se/Svenska/Innehall/Pressnyheter/Nyheter-2011/Nyheter-2011/Nasta-generation-innovationer-ska-satta-Sverige-pa-kartan/ |title=Next generation innovations to place Sweden on the map |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407082741/http://www.si.se/Svenska/Innehall/Pressnyheter/Nyheter-2011/Nyheter-2011/Nasta-generation-innovationer-ska-satta-Sverige-pa-kartan/ |archivedate=2011-04-07 }} In March 2011, Algoryx was ranked as one of Sweden's most promising young high tech companies by business magazine Affärsvärlden{{cite web | url = http://www.affarsvarlden.se/hem/nyheter/article3138669.ece | title = List of Sweden's hottest tech companies 2011 (Affärsvärlden) | access-date = 2011-05-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110402044322/http://www.affarsvarlden.se/hem/nyheter/article3138669.ece | archive-date = 2011-04-02 | url-status = dead }} and tech news paper Ny Teknik.{{cite web | url = http://www.nyteknik.se/33listan/article3139492.ece | title = List of Sweden's hottest tech companies 2011 (Ny Teknik) | access-date = 2011-05-26 | archive-date = 2011-04-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110401033908/http://www.nyteknik.se/33listan/article3139492.ece | url-status = dead }} Algoryx again won this award in March 2012.{{ cite web | url = http://www.nyteknik.se/33listan/article3457124.ece | title = Ny Teknik Top-33 2012 (swe)}} In May 2011, Algoryx was selected by Red Herring for the Top 100 list of the most innovative companies in Europe.{{Cite web|url=http://www.herring100.com/RHE/2011/top100.html|title = Technologies that have changed the world of sport}} In 2012, Algoryx was named to represent Sweden in the European Business Awards.{{Cite web |date=2012-06-01 |title=Top innovator Algoryx to represent Sweden in the European Business Awards 2012/2013 |url=https://www.algoryx.se/top-innovator-algoryx-to-represent-sweden-in-the-european-business-awards-20122013/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Algoryx |language=en-US}} Later that year, Algoryx was also listed on the Deloitte Sweden Fast Technology 50 list.{{Cite web |date=2012-11-07 |title=Algoryx på topplista för teknologiföretag |url=https://www.uminovainnovation.se/aktuellt/algoryx-pa-topplista-for-teknologiforetag/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Uminova Innovation |language=sv-SE}} In the spring of 2015, an office was also opened in Munich, Germany, after the company entered into an agreement with German Rheinmetall on simulators for cranes and vehicles.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-26 |title=Mångmiljonavtal för Algoryx som öppnar kontor i München |url=https://www.uminovainnovation.se/aktuellt/stort-tyskt-avtal-for-algoryx-oppnar-kontor-i-munchen/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Uminova Innovation |language=sv-SE}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.algoryx.se/ Algoryx homepage]
- [http://www.algodoo.com/ Algodoo website]
Category:Swedish companies established in 2007
Category:Computer physics engines
Category:Software companies of Sweden