Prehensio

Prehensio develops adaptive manipulation software and production-ready robotic systems for high-mix manufacturing. The Munich company addresses machine tending, line feeding, pick-and-place, reorientation, precision placement and dynamic pickup, using AI to reduce manual programming when parts and conditions vary. It originated from applied robotics work at Fraunhofer IPA and was founded in January 2026.

Facts

  • Segment: Industrial Robotics
  • Country: Germany
  • Founded: 2026
  • Website: https://www.prehensio.ai/

Market context

High-mix production remains difficult to automate economically. Prehensio matters because it targets setup and variability costs rather than only repeating a fixed motion sequence.

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Team

  • Ramez Awad - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
  • Franz Dornbach - Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer
  • Tobias Schaefle - Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

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Relations

  • Fraunhofer IPA - Research Origin - Prehensio commercializes adaptive robotic grasping and manipulation software developed through Fraunhofer IPA research.

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