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Prehensio leaves stealth as Fraunhofer IPA robotics spinout

Feb 4, 2026 · Company Formation · Prehensio · Industrial

Prehensio emerged from Fraunhofer IPA research as a robotics and AI company focused on adaptive grasping and industrial manipulation.

  • 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 Prehensio officially left stealth.

Prehensio combines industrial robot hardware with adaptive grasping and programming software for variable factory tasks that conventional fixed automation handles poorly.

Company
Prehensio
Segment
Industrial
Event type
Company Formation
Added to Korthos
Jul 17, 2026
Geography
Munich, Bavaria · Germany