Executive Summary
💵 EUR 12.8 m project volume secured through 2 non-dilutive research grants
🔐 Project 1: Development of an interoperable robot control software for non-technical users based on a novel data flow architecture
🔐 Project 2: Development of an AI-based, interoperable robot programming language with integrated physics-based and kinematic simulation
"Before working with FUNDED, we had collaborated with another service provider, but our grant applications were unsuccessful so that we decided to switch to FUNDED. The team worked with full professionalism and delivered outstanding results even under time pressure, completing our first project in just two months to meet a critical deadline."
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Interview with Dr. Georg Püschel, Co-Founder at Wandelbots
Background Information
Q: Can you provide a brief overview of your company and what you offer?
Georg: Wandelbots is a Dresden-based company on a mission to democratize industrial robotics by making robot automation fast, flexible and accessible. Our unified, vendor-agnostic platform — combining the NOVA Operating System, Cloud Platform, and Developer Portal — enables users to plan, simulate, deploy, and optimize automation across any robot brand. From brownfield retrofits to greenfield planning, AI-driven path planning to global fleet orchestration, Wandelbots bridges IT and OT and turns robotics into a scalable, software-defined asset for the factory of the future.
Q: What specific product or service from FUNDED have you used?
Georg: We worked with FUNDED’s grant consulting team to successfully apply for the Forschungszulage (R&D tax incentive). With FUNDEDs support, we have already submitted two successful applications. Following our first positive funding notice, we also adopted FundedOS to manage our project documentation in full compliance with funding requirements.
Experience with FUNDED
Q: What challenges were you facing before using FUNDED?
Georg: Before working with FUNDED, we had collaborated with another service provider, but our grant applications were unsuccessful so that we decided to switch to FUNDED. The team worked with full professionalism and delivered outstanding results even under time pressure, completing our first project in just two months to meet a critical deadline.
Q: How did you discover FUNDED?
Georg: We learned about FUNDED through trusted recommendations in our professional network. Referrals spoke highly of their professionalism, expertise, and track record in securing grants, making the decision to collaborate an easy one
Implementation and Use
Q: How was the onboarding and implementation process with FUNDED?
Georg: FUNDED guided us seamlessly through the onboarding, helping us define a clear strategy and select eligible projects with the highest success potential. Their structured process led us step-by-step through the application, making every stage transparent and manageable. The consultants were approachable, quick to respond, and skilled at breaking down even complex topics into simple, actionable guidance, making the entire experience efficient and stress-free.
Q: How are you using FUNDED’s product or service in your business?
Georg: FUNDED’s skilled consultants helped us in the application process. In FundedOS they offer a tool for the project documentation, covering the whole process end-to-end. The consulting support is especially valuable. FUNDED’s team prepares all required inputs clearly and comprehensively, which significantly reduces the time and effort on our side.
Results and Benefits
Q: What specific results or improvements have you seen since using FUNDED?
Georg: Since partnering with FUNDED, we have received two positive notices and significantly reduced the internal workload required for grant applications. This partnership has given us the confidence to secure non-dilutive funding while allowing us to keep our focus firmly on our core mission: democratizing industrial robotics.
Feedback and Recommendations
Q: What do you like most about FUNDED’s product or service?
Georg: We greatly value FUNDED’s proactive, customer-focused approach. Their team removed much of the pressure from the process by simplifying complexity, communicating clearly at every stage, and consistently delivering excellent results.
Personal Insights
Q: Can you share a bit about your role and background?
Georg: I’m a Wandelbots Co-Founder and was overseeing research and development at the innovation forefront for many years now from an architectural, organizational and innovation perspective.
Q: What excites you most about your industry and the future of your business?
Georg: Automating more and more physical tasks with robots is the complementary to generative AI for knowledge workers. To produce products with lower cost, higher output, and better quality, we need machines that act on our behalf and now they are becoming intelligent due to embodied AI. I can’t wait to see a world where humanoids and other form factors leaving production sites and mix up with humans in everyday life.