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Bringen Robotern die richtigen Bewegungen bei: Wandelbots, eben-
falls eine Ausgründung der TU Dresden. V. l. n. r.: Dr. Georg Püschel
(Mitgründer), Dikachi Chizim, Christian Piechnick (Mitgründer),
Maria Piechnick (Mitgründerin), Rawan Kalawoun
Teaching­robots­a­few­tricks:­Wandelbots­is­another­spin-off­
of­TU­Dresden.­From­left­to­right:­Dr.­Georg­Püschel­(co-founder),­
Dikachi­Chizim,­Christian­Piechnick­(co-founder),­Maria­Piechnick­
(co-founder),­Rawan­Kalawoun

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360° view on success: The start-up service dresden|exists engineer Prof. Karl Leo, who received the 2021 European
originated as a project at TU Dresden and now coaches Inventor Award for his life’s work.
founders from eight scientific institutions in Dresden and
eastern Saxony, initiates technology transfer and start-ups, Cardboard furniture and robot training
and arranges financing. Did you know that TU Dresden Mechanical engineer Sven Gille has been working on
ranks among the top German universities in terms of a completely different kind of product. With the
patents? More patents mean greater prosperity for our AidBoards, he aims to market disposable furniture made
university. TUD also benefits from the involvement of the of corrugated cardboard, including camp beds and tables
university- affiliated stock company TUDAG in spin-off for use in emergency situations. TU Dresden provided
companies. him with workspaces and machinery for the development
of these products. The spin-off Wandelbots has found
From student to founder outstanding success and is causing quite the buzz
Laser-focused on success: TU Dresden’s spin-off on the market. The start-up, which emerged from the
companies are based on innovations whose market CeTI Cluster of Excellence, offers software and tangible
potential has been explored beforehand. Take Senorics, interfaces that can teach robots how to move without
for example. The young company has developed a sensor complex programming – a ground-breaking development.
chip that enables the construction of near-infrared Investors swarmed to Wandelbots in no time. The young
spectrometers, i.e. devices for the chemical analysis of company is now a magnet for international specialists
substances, but on a miniature scale. It can be built into and has moved into a historic villa in Dresden. From
both smartphones and large-scale machinery, and its there, it is conquering the world market.
application ranges from mobile food testing to textile
fiber detection in washing machines. Senorics founder
Ronny Timmreck and his team – like many others before
them – hail from the research group of optoelectronics