{"id":78173,"date":"2021-12-02T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=78173"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:02:27","slug":"podcast-robotics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/78173\/podcast-robotics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Munich startups and their robotics solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Four Munich startups and their robotics solutions, the Initiative for Industrial Innovators\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5mGWadYOThAONzsjLghlqc?si=tbtNauogTL2T8N3AYjr0Aw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the episode on robotics and all other episodes of our podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2sUcouuLTciRk6USg4AdbF\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/munich-startup-podcast\/id1519268240\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/de\/show\/1408732\">Deezer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZWQwMmI3Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/c00hgj2u\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/munich-startup-podcast-6pZlj2\">Radio Public<\/a>, Breaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1519268240\/munich-startup-podcast\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/Munich-Startup-Podcast-id3025621?country=de\">Castbox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/3042445\">Podcast Addict<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/munich-startup\">Anchor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">49 startups and 2.1 billion euros in funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Admittedly, we&#039;ve already covered robotics startups from Munich in this podcast. But with 49 startups included in our insights into this industry, there&#039;s obviously much more to talk about, which you can hear starting at minute 2:25. For example, the industry&#039;s total valuation is \u20ac2.1 billion\u2014with just over \u20ac900 million going to the unicorn Agile Robots, a very large portion. Incidentally, Munich-based robotics startups have raised over \u20ac347 million in funding this year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the market for robots is also huge: According to the International Federation of Robotics, global sales of professional service robots reached $6.7 billion in 2020\u2014a 12 percent increase over the previous year. According to the association, a total of 131,800 units were sold last year, 41 percent more than the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robots: Modular and Social<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the future, there will be even more \u2013 and then also from Munich startups like <a href=\"\/en\/day\/kea-robotics\/\">RobCo<\/a> (formerly Kea Robotics or Flexmate). Founded in mid-2020, the company has developed a modular robot that is primarily aimed at SMEs. The special feature of this solution is that the robots can be flexibly constructed from a standard set of modules. This allows for the creation of almost any robot setup that is plug-and-play and ready for use at the customer&#039;s site. You can learn more from minute 3:35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also <a href=\"\/en\/startups\/navel-robotics-gmbh\/\">Navel Robotics<\/a> (from minute 5:25) dreams of boosting sales with its robots. However, the Munich-based company&#039;s helper is still in the testing phase. With Germany&#039;s first social robot, the startup aims to focus on social settings, providing support in retirement and nursing homes, for example. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is supporting the startup in its development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software for artificial helpers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to hardware, software also plays a major role in robotics. Sometimes, new solutions even make individual components completely obsolete. The startup <a href=\"\/en\/startups\/visevi-robotics-gmbh\/\">Visevi Robotics<\/a> is working on exactly that: With the help of its computer vision solution, it wants to teach robotic arms to sensitively pick up any type of object. This involves using only a single camera, eliminating the need for additional sensors. You can hear the rest starting at minute 7:35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/startups\/robominds-gmbh\/\">Robominds<\/a> (from minute 9:25) has set itself the goal of teaching robots to see, understand, grasp, and coordinate independently. In this way, the system, called &quot;Robobrain,&quot; is intended to be able to automatically control entire processes. Since Robominds operates independently of robot and component manufacturers and their interfaces, any company can integrate the startup&#039;s solution into its production or logistics environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Initiative for Industrial Innovators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From minute 11:00 we also take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrialinnovators.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Initiative for Industrial Innovators<\/a>The European initiative aims to promote prototype development and early-stage startups. 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