In the Spotlight of the Media.
Selected media reports and press coverage on Aeon Robotics, the HandEffector, Business Model Stress Testing and my academic work.
A Match Made in Braunschweig: Robotic Hand Set to Revolutionize Everyday Life
In-depth cover story on Aeon Robotics and the humanoid robotic hand, controlled via a Force Feedback Device. A portrait of the Heim/Michalik/Michalik team — from the idea at TU Braunschweig to market readiness, with reference to Automatica 2025 in Munich.
Patents: Key to Success for Braunschweig Companies
Practice report with Lars Heim on the patent granted at the end of 2024 for Aeon Robotics' AI-based learning process. In the interview he explains the strategic importance of IP protection for young tech companies: protection against imitators, signaling innovation and long-term market security.
Engineering Startup wins Gründungspreis Braunschweig — 2nd Place
Aeon Robotics wins second place at the Gründungspreis Braunschweig with the AI-powered HandEffector, receiving a prize of €3,000. The robotic hand learns movements directly from humans and requires no programming knowledge to operate.
Best of Technology 2023 — 3rd Place for Robotics Startup
Aeon Robotics wins third place in the Best of Technology Award by WirtschaftsWoche, in cooperation with KIT, Fraunhofer ISI and Capgemini, in the Production category — for the innovative use of digital technologies in the context of Industry 4.0.
Startups Between Major Clients, Patents and Series Production
Assessment of the one-year W.IN Accelerator program: within twelve months, Aeon Robotics won the Innovationspreis Niedersachsen and Gründerpreis+, and initiated integration projects with industrial partners from sectors including cleaning through to space applications.
FOM Graduate Lays the Foundation for a Successful Start-up Through His Studies
A portrait of Lars Heim as a FOM alumnus: three degree programs (including M.Sc. Business Psychology at FOM Stuttgart), doctorate at TU Clausthal — and ultimately co-founder of a multiple-award-winning robotics startup.
Aeon Robotics Receives Gründerpreis+ from the Federal Ministry of Economics
Aeon Robotics beats 186 competitors in the Gründungswettbewerb Digitale Innovationen and wins the Gründerpreis+ from the BMWK. The award is presented by Anna Christmann, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Startups.
Aeon Robotics Wins Innovationspreis Niedersachsen 2022 — Category Vision
Aeon Robotics receives the Innovationspreis Niedersachsen 2022 in the Vision category, with a prize of €20,000. The AI-powered robotic hand enables intuitive automation without programming knowledge.
Braunschweig Start-up Develops Intelligent Robotic Hand
First major press coverage of the HandEffector: the robot can replicate gripping movements and is designed to work alongside humans — for example in food packaging or building cleaning. The first prototype is presented to the public.
Without Programming: Robots Learn Gripping Movements from Humans
TU Braunschweig presents its spin-off Aeon Robotics: the HandEffector features a humanoid robotic hand that captures gripping forces via a force sense and replicates them using AI. First prototype presentation and technical background.
Blockchain Technology — The Solution of the Future?!
Report on Lars Heim's workshop at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences on blockchain business models. Participants developed their own blockchain business models using the Business Model Canvas and Job-To-Be-Done theory.