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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Timeline

2026-05-06 - Demonstration - Prehensio presents AI grasp planner at All About Automation Heilbronn - The presentation addressed flexible manipulation for high-mix production. Prehensio said its planner automates up to 90% of the part-specific configuration effort. The system uses CAD models and learned grasp configurations to select a suitable grip for each… - source: allaboutautomation.de
2026-02-04 - Company Formation - Prehensio leaves stealth as Fraunhofer IPA robotics spinout - Fraunhofer IPA developed the underlying software for robots to grasp and handle unknown or changing objects. WHU alumnus Franz Dornbach joined the technical founding team as the business co-founder. The team received EXIST Transfer of Research support before… - source: kellogg.whu.edu

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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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