Robotics Experts in Germany
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Michael S.
Last position:
IT & Test Consultant at Testing Experts GmbH
AI Readiness - Part 3: Creating an e-book on the use of AI in software testing
- Designed and created an e-book on the sensible and safe use of AI in software testing from the perspective of an experienced test expert.
- Used generative AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro) as a sparring partner for structuring, wording suggestions and creating variations, with all content finally reviewed and approved using my own expertise.
- Developed practical insights into the opportunities and risks of AI in testing, with a special focus on collaboration between testers and AI instead of “tester vs. AI”.
- Title: “11 starke Gründe: Dream-Team statt Rivalen - Tester und KI sind gemeinsam unschlagbar”
- Subtitle: “Wie Mensch und Maschine im Softwaretest das perfekte Team bilden – und warum reines KI-Testing riskant ist.”
- Planned use of the e-book as a basis for workshops, customer meetings or internal training.
- Technology: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity Pro, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, many years of hands-on professional testing experience, common sense.
Gregor P.
Last position:
Engineering Data Management Project Manager
Technical and commercial risk assessment for an investment project in the hardware sector (scaling potential, liability risks, operational processes) Process consulting for two SMEs in the engineering environment, with a focus on workflow digitization and PLM
Volker W.
Last position:
Analyst – Platform Optimization at TradingView ProRealtime
Programming custom indicators with ProBuilder (for the ProRealTime platform)
6 months at RCP - Rabe Academy (basics - trading account - TWS Interactive Brokers) Focus: ETH price history - NVIDIA stock (NASDAQ and CBOE)
- 500 hours total (TradingView & ProRealTime), including approx. 1,500 hours of tick data analysis using ProRealTime
Systematic market analysis, development of custom indicators, pattern recognition.
Markus R.
Last position:
Founding at Redelstab Advisory
- Restructuring & interim management: Leading and stabilizing R&D organizations during periods of change and growth, particularly during strategic realignment, M&A or to bridge leadership vacancies
- R&D operating models: Assessing and redesigning devel...
Milton B.
Last position:
Interim-Site Integration Manager at TGW Logistics GmbH
Responsible for leading the commissioning, testing, and acceptance of TGW intralogistics systems on site to ensure smooth project delivery and maximum customer satisfaction. The project volume is approximately €90 million. The facility is equipped with 60 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), an Automated Small Parts Warehouse (AS/RS) with 93,000 storage locations, and a pallet high-bay warehouse with 34,000 pallet locations. The role combines project management, on-site coordination, and technical integration, including oversight of all functional, performance, and availability-related testing before final handover.
Key responsibilities and results:
- Led commissioning and ramp-up phases from system installation through customer acceptance, including functional leadership of a 25-person on-site commissioning team, ensuring full compliance with contractual and technical specifications and supporting project management with planning and workflow optimization.
- Coordinated and optimized interfaces between TGW teams, subcontractors, and customer representatives to ensure successful project delivery and integration of lessons learned.
- Planned, prepared, and conducted pre-tests, mass tests, and operational readiness tests, including facilitating and reporting results and KPIs for transparent project tracking.
- Continuously identified risks and managed escalations, fostering a safe, structured, cooperative, and solution-oriented on-site environment.
Normann G.
Last position:
Managing Director / Technology & AI Consultant at Omnia Kassel UG
Managing Director | Omnia Kassel UG
Corporate management, international business development, technology and innovation management
Corporate management and international business development: Strategic and operational management of a technology-oriented consulting company. International B2B business development, development of new business areas, and establishment and maintenance of industrial, technology, and procurement partnerships.
Technology and innovation management: Identification and evaluation of new technologies with regard to technical feasibility, commercial potential, and practical applications. Development of innovative business models, technology transfer, and support for demanding innovation projects.
Development and project management: Design, planning, and management of technical development, procurement, and customer projects. Technical specifications, international supplier selection, coordination of external development partners, and evaluation and implementation of customer-specific solutions.
AI research, systems development, and technology evaluation: Early recognition of the fundamental technological change brought about by generative AI. For around four years, self-initiated, almost daily intensive research, development, and testing work with leading language models, multimodal AI systems, and different model generations. Independent design and testing of around 200 complex AI workflows, multi-agent methods, and book, proposal, and evaluation agents.
AI-supported customer projects and multimodal production: Practical implementation of proprietary and confidential customer assignments in technical design, project development, proposal preparation, specialist texts, and comprehensive documentation. Development and production of texts, images, animations, videos, speech, and avatar applications. A total of around 750 productive work results from various AI-supported projects.
AI quality assurance, process development, and efficiency improvement: Development of multi-stage, cross-model testing and correction procedures with source comparison, independent review, and systematic error analysis. In own task-specific comparative measurements, reduced selected processing times from eight hours to one hour and improved measured accuracy from about 95 % to up to 99 %. Transfer of the findings into productive work processes and commercially usable customer solutions.
Project-based activity and availability: The entrepreneurial activities are organized on a project basis and are not connected with permanent full-time operational utilization. Therefore, there is substantial time available for external consulting, development, and management assignments, including projects with a high workload.
Ute V.
Last position:
MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH at SoftwareONE
- Developing global ACM Copilot services and shaping their evolution on a global scale
- Evangelizing the benefits and capabilities of Copilot to internal and external audiences
- Onboarding, mentoring, and training new ACM colleagues in services and methodologies
- Acting as point of contact for internal Copilot proof of concept adoption and change management
- Leading Copilot adoption strategy, communicating benefits, usage and ethical considerations
- Organizing events and workshops and fostering an interactive community to share updates, findings and best practices
Josef E.
Last position:
Managing Director at CAE Consulting & Engineering GmbH
I work as managing director – organization and active development engineer
Recently completed or nearing completion (2023, 2024):
- Projects in the field of wafer production at Hittec Prontor GmbH (apertures for ZEISS SMT GmbH)
- Micromanipulator concepts with flexure joints for ZEISS SMT, arranged through HAYS AG)
- EVE Innovativ GmbH (combined heat and power plants)
- Kraftblock GmbH, (renewable energy storage)
- CAE Consulting Eng. GmbH, European patent for hybrid robot, market development
- TQ Systems GmbH (gearbox technology)
CE is a supplier of development services in the broad field of mechanical engineering. 30 completed projects in the D-A-CH region. Development and patent exploitation company for R&D, products, cutting and welding robots, conveyor technology ... etc.
My most important results:
- Small selection - results of research and development activities led to the international patent application for cutting and welding robots and to the German patent application for the rotary lifting hanger as well as the spherical joint for combining 3 rods at one point for the parallel kinematics robot, push chain, own European patent for hybrid robot, combustion engines
Michael K.
Last position:
Managing Director – Interim Management at CME CompuMess Elektronik GmbH
- Supporting the shareholders in the sale of the company – buy & build strategy
- Distribution specialist and solutions provider for all topics relating to power supplies, measurement technology, test systems and OEM in various industries such as automotive, medical technology, defense and aerospace
- In-depth manufacturer-independent technical consulting from design through prototype development across the entire development process
James V.
Last position:
General Manager / Managing Director (Interim) at OTOQI
Appointed by investors to lead a critical turnaround and scaling phase for the DACH business unit of an automotive platform preparing for Series B.
- Stabilised and transformed a fractured regional team, building cohesion, autonomy, and leadership trust
- Reignited key client relationships, restoring operational continuity and driving revenue acceleration
- Increased profitability to 10% EBITDA within 2 months; scaled MRR by 1.6x within 4 months
- Improved Gross Margin from 37% to 42% in under 3 months
- Executed cross-functional strategies across commercial, operational, product, and legal
- Rebuilt management structure and hired key leadership to support long-term growth
- Negotiated SLAs and influenced product roadmap based on customer feedback and field data
Peter M.
Last position:
Managing Partner without operational responsibilities at pt plus GmbH & Co. KG
- Full-service marketing agency for global technology groups
Sven W.
Last position:
Simulation of Photometric-Stereo Setups at ID Engineering
- Role: Simulation Engineer
- Environment: Mechanical Engineering / Visual Inspection
- Goals & Implementation: Simulation of photometric-stereo setups to determine the best positions for cameras and light sources for each specific part.
- Business Value: Enabled a low-cost and scalable solution for determining part-specific hardware setups.
- Tech Stack: Python, Blender
Deniel H.
Last position:
Shareholder & Senior Engineer, Product and Go-to-Market at Continua Systems GmbH
Consulting and software for intralogistics automation (AGV/FTS) · Product lines AGVHub (independent AGV project consulting, layout editor) and OneBob (all-in-one business software for small teams)
- Designed and planned the implementation of a supervisory control system for a bakery production line (engineering customer, kick-off workshop 08/2025): three development stages, eight acceptance-ready milestones, batch traceability, AGV integration with RFID, Vue frontend.
- Discovery and requirements discussions with plant logistics and IT teams at industrial customers (life science, aviation, steel, engineering): translated supervisory control, ERP interface, and VDA 5050 requirements into architecture and requirements specification structures.
- Go-to-market automation and analytics: Bing and Meta campaigns, LLM-supported LinkedIn content pipeline, performance dashboards for partners and sales.
- Expert posts on LinkedIn about robotics and intralogistics: around 170,000 impressions across 41 posts (03 to 08/2026).
Felix S.
Last position:
App Developer at XIXUM-Modeler
- Developing a model-based AI where natural language is interpreted as formal relations.
- Natural language terms are not considered rigid but fluid and can be negotiated in a context so meaning resolves by iteratively specifying.
- Develops all kinds of model solutions.
- Backed by natural language and data annotation.
- Requirements to code and other solutions.
Maxime D.
Last position:
Lead Product Manager E-invoicing & AI at fino data services GmbH
- Responsible for the concept, planning, and delivery of product development for GetMyInvoices 2.0 and its subcomponent InvoiceRails
- Independently handled all aspects of the project, including concept development, writing ticket specifications, and coordinating developers
- Created, managed, and prioritized tickets to ensure all tasks were completed on time and to a high standard
- Conducted and/or coordinated tests and ensured the proper implementation of developed features and functionality
- Worked closely with developers to clarify technical requirements and ensure implementations met specifications
- Regularly reported on project progress and documented key decisions, changes, and risks
- Took the lead on all topics related to e-invoicing and Peppol, especially regarding the InvoiceRails component
- Provided internal guidance and shared knowledge about e-invoicing and Peppol with other teams and departments
- Tracked market trends and new developments in e-invoicing and Peppol to continuously adapt the product strategy
- Ensured the products’ long-term scalability and adaptability to future technological and legal changes in e-invoicing
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Statistics of experts using Robotics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
3.7 years
Positions per freelancer
12
Top business areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Top industries
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
61%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Germany using Robotics
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Robotics experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (71%)
- Information Technology (57%)
- Automotive (54%)
- Professional Services (32%)
- Healthcare (31%)
- Energy (29%)
- Education (28%)
- Banking and Finance (25%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Robotics Covers
Robotics combines mechanical systems, electronics, software and control methods to make machines sense, decide and act. It supports industrial arms, mobile robots, autonomous vehicles, inspection equipment, medical devices and service machines. Projects may involve one robot or a complete automated work cell.
Core Technologies
A robotics system links sensors, actuators, controllers and safety functions. Common tools include ROS and ROS 2, C++ and Python, PLCs, machine vision, simulation environments and industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA and EtherCAT. Strong specialists understand both real-time behavior and the physical limits of a machine.
Typical Deliverables
- Robot selection, cell design and layout planning
- Motion planning, kinematics and trajectory control
- Vision-guided picking, inspection and localization
- ROS nodes, device drivers and integration layers
- Simulation, commissioning and production handover
Deliverables often include tested control software, calibration procedures, safety documentation, deployment instructions and operator interfaces. The work must connect reliably with manufacturing execution, warehouse or laboratory systems.
When Companies Need Specialists
Companies bring in freelance robotics professionals when an automation project needs focused expertise or an existing team lacks capacity. Typical triggers include a new production line, a difficult integration, unstable robot behavior, a proof of concept that must reach the shop floor or a modernization of legacy equipment. In Germany, projects may require close coordination with plants, suppliers and on-site commissioning teams.
Adjacent Expertise
Robotics work rarely stands alone. Useful neighboring skills include embedded Linux, electronics, CAD, mechanical design, computer vision, artificial intelligence, digital twins, cloud connectivity and industrial cybersecurity. Experience with testing, functional safety and production data helps turn a prototype into a dependable system.
A strong professional can explain trade-offs between speed, precision, payload, reach, safety and maintenance. They document interfaces clearly, isolate faults across hardware and software, and validate behavior in simulation before risking production downtime.
Choosing the Right Professional
Look for evidence that a specialist has delivered the type of robot, environment and integration your project requires. Ask how they handled calibration, cycle-time targets, safety zones, recovery states and changes in real-world conditions. A portfolio should show measurable deliverables, not only a list of tools.
- Clear experience with the required robot brand or platform
- Practical knowledge of sensors, controls and field communication
- A test and commissioning approach suited to your site
- Documentation that lets your team operate and maintain the system
Remote collaboration works well for architecture, simulation, software and documentation. Hardware integration, acceptance testing and commissioning usually benefit from planned on-site work.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Robotics, in one place.
Companies use Robotics to automate physical tasks such as assembly, welding, palletizing, picking, inspection and transport. It also supports autonomous machines in warehouses, laboratories, hospitals, agriculture and public environments.
Robotics is often more flexible than fixed automation because a robot can be reprogrammed for different movements, products or workstations. Traditional PLC-based automation can remain preferable for simple, high-speed sequences, so many modern systems combine both approaches.
A strong Robotics specialist may also work with ROS 2, C++, Python, PLCs, machine vision, embedded Linux, CAD, simulation and industrial networks. Knowledge of safety concepts, motion control and production software is equally valuable during integration.
The right level depends on the system’s risk, hardware and production impact. A proof of concept may need focused software and simulation skills, while a production cell benefits from a Robotics professional who has handled calibration, commissioning, fault recovery and operator handover.
Robotics software, architecture, simulation and documentation can often be handled remotely from Germany or elsewhere. Physical installation, testing and commissioning still require coordinated access to the robot, sensors, tooling and site.
Check whether the specialist has worked with the specific robot brands, controllers, sensors and communication standards in your system. Ask for examples of tested deliverables and discuss how they manage safety, version control, documentation and production changes.
Quality in Robotics means predictable motion, safe recovery behavior, stable communication and clear maintenance procedures. Review test coverage, simulation results, calibration methods and how performance was validated under realistic loads and operating conditions.
Freelance Robotics professionals can apply their experience across industrial automation, logistics, research and emerging machine applications. They often value projects with tangible hardware, complex integration challenges and room to improve how people and machines work together.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects is 101 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 808 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 61% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects are German (97%), English (95%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects are Manufacturing (71%), Information Technology (57%), and Automotive (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects are Product Development (86%), Information Technology (70%), and Project Management (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Robotics
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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