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Autonomous Systems Hub: Home to Three Start-Ups and a Student Initiative

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With Formove, Exobility, Seal Robotics, and RoboTUM, three start-ups and a student initiative are already active in the Autonomous Systems Hub (ASH). “Our goal is to guide start-ups on their journey and support them until they can stand on their own through independent funding,” says Sonja Stange, who leads the hub and works for robo.innovate, a start-up incubator for robotics funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs.

About six months ago, the Autonomous Systems Hub moved into its premises at the Garching Technology and Start-up Center (gate) on the TUM Campus in Garching. Already today, three start-ups and a student initiative are active there, alongside companies like SAP and Siemens. The Start-up Hub is largely funded by robo.innovate, with support from TUM Venture Labs Robotics/AI and Aerospace.

The start-up Formove has developed a suit equipped with sensors that digitally replicate human movement. The goal is to enhance mobility and improve human performance, partly through digital physiotherapy.

Exobility has created a soft exoskeleton for the lower limbs, designed to support elderly people while walking. The device is discreet and barely noticeable to others.

The third start-up, Seal Robotics, is developing robotic arms for container ships that can autonomously open and lock containers. A first prototype has already been created.

Also located in the Autonomous Systems Hub is the student initiative RoboTUM, where over 60 students have been working together for the past three months. Among other projects, they are building a humanoid robot designed to run at speeds exceeding 15 km/h.

The start-up Muuv, which is developing electric aircraft and drones to enable sustainable, low-cost transportation, is set to move into the hub soon.

robo.innovate Supports Over 60 Start-ups

"Overall, robo.innovate supports more than 60 start-ups in close collaboration with the TUM Venture Labs in Munich," explains Sonja Stange. "At our hub in Garching, we focus on ideas in robotics, AI, and aerospace. The start-ups are housed in the premises of the gate start-up center. They also have access to the Makerspace, providing an ideal environment for hardware-intensive start-ups."

The idea is simple: robo.innovate provides initial support by offering free use of the premises and Makerspace. When the start-ups attract investors or generate their first revenues, they move into their own spaces within the gate.

Sonja Stange, a linguist and expert in human-robot interaction, leads the Autonomous Systems Hub. Similar to the monthly Startup Lunch at robo.innovate’s first location in the Munich Urban Colab, she is planning a monthly event series in Garching to foster networking among start-ups and expand the community.

Contacts:

  • Sonja Stange (Pipeline Manager, Autonomous Systems Hub): sonja.stange@tum.de
  • Nicole Ebner (Manager, robo.innovate): Nicole.Ebner@tum.de
  • Arne Rost (Managing Director, Robotics/AI at TUM Venture Labs): Arne.Rost@tum-venture-labs.de
  • Florian Dötzer (Managing Director, Aerospace at TUM Venture Labs): Florian.Doetzer@tum.de

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