Robots used to be something you only saw in science fiction films, but today they are part of everyday life in many areas of work. Startups are also increasingly turning to robot technology, in Hamburg for example Ant Robotics, Autodiscovery and ROB'E.
Ant Robotics
Robots as harvest workers – that is the basic idea behind Ant Robotics. Harvesting fruit and vegetables is very labour-intensive, and finding suitable personnel for this work is becoming increasingly difficult and costly. The startup, founded in 2021, promises that the use of robots can reduce costs and increase productivity by up to 40%. Among other things, it uses solar-powered, autonomous transport vehicles and equipment carriers, as well as a mobile sprayer with a water tank capacity of 200 litres. A flexible platform solution enables use in fields, vineyards and greenhouses.
Autodiscovery
Autodiscovery is a startup with locations in Hamburg and Oxfordshire, England. The company develops robotics solutions that enable machines not only to detect their surroundings, but also to interpret and understand them autonomously. It works on cross-border projects for agriculture and industry, using both its own devices and those of other manufacturers. Its product range is correspondingly diverse, ranging from robotic arms and hands to autonomous vehicles and a humanoid robot that is 130 cm tall and weighs 33 kg.
ROB'E
The term structural heart disease refers to changes in the heart valves or heart walls, for example, which can be life-threatening but can be treated effectively if detected in time. However, the procedure is time-consuming and complicated, meaning that medical care in this area still leaves much to be desired. The startup ROB'E is developing an artificial intelligence-controlled and robotics-supported cardiac ultrasound system that aims to give more patients access to state-of-the-art treatment methods. The technology is still in the development phase.
