study and doctorate at the Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany) in the field of precision engineering and robotics
1991 to 2016 co-founder and CEO of TETRA Gesellschaft für Sensorik, Robotik und Automation mbH at Ilmenau in partnership with Olaf Mollenhauer
realization of complex customer projects of mechatronic automation and assistance technology together with engineers and highly qualified and skilled workers
starting from 2006 development of the business unit robotics and assistance systems on the basis of bionically inspired robotic approaches such as:
bionically inspired robot arm
climbing robot modelled after a rat
research and test platforms for human walking
2012 to 2016 development of the technical concept and project management for the robotics and mechatronic components of the system of robotic-assisted, minimally invasive surgery “avatera”
since 2017 freelance work as consultant and coach in the field of robotics
2018 award with the Ernst-Abbe-Preis for innovative entrepreneurship
