Robotics Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used Robotics
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
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.
Daniel W.
Last position:
External Business Case Lead at Beurer GmbH
- Ongoing mandate: advisory and business case development for digital services, from the profitability model through to KPI definition for the rollout.
Martin S.
Last position:
Product & Design Lead at Premium Technology
- Led product & design (5 reports), hiring and development of team
- Implemented product squads, innovated around data ingestion and analysis.
- €0.5M to €4M ARR in 18 months
Christoph D.
Last position:
Lead Product Designer at BSH Home Appliances
Lead Product Designer for BSH's Crosschannel / D2C e-commerce platform — translating complex business requirements into scalable, user-centered shopping experiences for B/S/H/ and partner stores worldwide.
- Design UI, user flows, and components for a multi-themed design system serving 10+ brands — libraries, token structures, and cross-product consistency.
- Drive Design Ops: leaner workflows, cleaner processes, scalable practices.
- Align product, engineering, and business stakeholders on priorities and design decisions for smooth delivery.
- Partner with Business Analysts to frame problem spaces and validate assumptions before pixels.
Shiqing F.
Last position:
Technical Director at EmotionPool GmbH
- Spearheaded the EU market entry strategy for L3/L4 autonomous logistics vehicles, driving the technological localization and deployment of the parent company’s smart robotics portfolio.
- Orchestrated technical alignment between top-tier autonomous driving suppliers across China and Europe, translating complex client requirements into precise engineering specifications compliant with EU standards.
- Cultivated strategic joint R&D initiatives with leading European universities, research institutes, and enterprises, accelerating the transition of cutting-edge robotic concepts into commercial products.
- Directed the end-to-end architecture of intelligent warehousing solutions, guiding cross-functional teams in optimizing hardware integration for autonomous vehicles & robots, and overall system performance.
- Led the R&D of high-fidelity simulation and AI algorithms using NVIDIA Isaac Sim & Lab, establishing robust "Sim-to-Real" pipelines to train and validate dynamic path planning optimization, intelligent obstacle avoidance, and complex navigation stacks prior to physical deployment.
- Maintained hands-on oversight of the core system architecture, focusing on bottom-level performance tuning, AI model inference acceleration with TensorRT/ONNX Runtime, and sensor integration.
Oscar W.
Last position:
Poke & Wiggle
- Operated and teleoperated robotic systems
- Collected and labeled data for ML training
- Contributed to automation pipelines
Jean-Louis T.
Last position:
Area Manager - Aftersales Operations at E80 Group
- Development and quotation of technical solutions
- Design of high-performance solutions
- Management of aftersales operations, teams and budget
- Documentation revision
Gabriele C.
Last position:
Startup Mentor and Technical Advisor (Volunteer) at Faros Accelerator
- Mentoring startups about technology trends and solutions, business models, market and competition research.
Andreas B.
Last position:
Project Lead, Digital Transformation at SV Linde Tacherting e.V.
Researched, developed, and implemented comprehensive digital strategy to modernize and accelerate processes of sports club with approximately 1300 members.
System Architecture & Implementation: Conceived and set up central cost- and energy-efficient ARM-based server infrastructure.
Selected, installed, and configured open-source solutions for knowledge management, ticket booking, and member management.
Markus F.
Last position:
Global Director B2B SaaS and Digital Growth at Metyis GmbH
- Set up the go-to-market for Metyis DE by defining productized offerings that enabled onboarding of 5+ enterprise clients
- Successfully ran client projects, like ramping up the global marketplace business at a European consumer electronics company and scaling the DACH operations of two Dutch e-commerce and a German B2B nutrition business
Sascha J.
Last position:
Agile Coach & Partner at Agisolve GmbH – Pragmatic Agility® | Edler & Stiegler GmbH | CTN Consulting
- Create a product and service portfolio delivering a 360 degree approach to digital corporate sustainability covering KPI management, CSRD reporting and sustainable strategy
- Create vision and business case
- Onboard and align business partners, negotiate contracts
- Set up partner network as self-organized agile team
- Co-develop product and service portfolio
- Coordinate sales and marketing, go-to-market strategy and roadmap
Arnab C.
Last position:
Consulting Partner at RibbitNova/RibbitPay
- As part of the leadership team of the crypto startup Ribbit, I am responsible for fundraising, business development, and supporting product development for Ribbit Pay
- Ribbit is developing one of the first automated, programmable, and privacy-preserving networks for recurring payments in Web3.0
Tobias B.
Last position:
Lead XR Project at BMW Group
- Showcasing the world's first fully immersive AR glasses experience in a moving car at CES 2024.
- Speaker about augmented reality at international conferences (e.g. the AR Ride Concept @ Unite 2024).
- Lead a 12-person interdisciplinary software team developing Android head-unit integrations, navigation & ADAS UI, and embedded software.
- Define technical direction, drive cross-domain architecture and integration, and mentor engineers across Android, UI/UX and embedded stacks.
- Oversee a small fleet of test vehicles for validation, tests, and data collection.
Jürgen R.
Last position:
Senior UX & Product Designer at Freelance
- I believe that technology should improve our lives, not complicate them.
- Specialized in developing user-friendly digital products for complex areas such as finance, medical technology, and robotics.
- Support projects from kickoff to launch and help companies to develop successful products.
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Statistics of experts using Robotics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years (Germany: 21 years)
Position duration
3.9 years (Germany: 3.7 years)
Positions per freelancer
9 (Germany: 12)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
94% (Germany: 91%)
Master's degree or higher
68% (Germany: 61%)
Doctorate
13% (Germany: 11%)
Certifications per freelancer
1 (Germany: 2)
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
97% (Germany: 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 Munich 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.
Average rates of experts in Munich 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.
- Information Technology (71%)
- Automotive (63%)
- Manufacturing (60%)
- Professional Services (46%)
- Healthcare (43%)
- Education (40%)
- Energy (31%)
- Retail (26%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Robotics covers
Robotics combines mechanical systems, electronics and software to make machines sense, decide and act. Projects range from industrial arms and mobile robots to autonomous vehicles, laboratory systems and collaborative robots. Specialists turn physical requirements into reliable, testable behaviour.
Where it is used
Robotics supports production, logistics, healthcare, research, agriculture and inspection. In Munich, companies often connect robotics work with advanced manufacturing, automotive supply chains, warehouse operations and research environments.
- Industrial automation and robotic workcells
- Autonomous mobile robots and navigation
- Machine vision, picking and inspection
- Human-robot collaboration and safety systems
Ecosystem and tooling
The ecosystem includes ROS and ROS 2, the Robot Operating System, alongside Gazebo or Ignition simulation, MoveIt for motion planning and OpenCV for vision. Specialists may also work with PLCs, fieldbus protocols, embedded Linux, Python, C++ and vendor environments from manufacturers such as ABB, KUKA, FANUC and Universal Robots.
When companies need specialists
Freelance expertise helps when a team is validating a prototype, integrating hardware, or moving a robotic system into production. It is also valuable when internal software, controls or mechanical capabilities do not cover the full system. In Munich, remote collaboration can suit simulation and software work, while commissioning and safety validation may require time on site.
- Define robot architecture and interfaces
- Integrate sensors, actuators and controllers
- Build simulation and digital testing workflows
- Tune motion, navigation and perception
What strong professionals deliver
Strong professionals connect software decisions to real-world motion, timing and safety constraints. They create clear interfaces, reproducible tests, diagnostics and deployment procedures rather than stopping at a successful demonstration. They also document calibration, recovery behaviour and maintenance needs for the teams that operate the system.
How to assess fit
Ask for examples of complete robotic systems, not only isolated algorithms. Review experience with the relevant robot hardware, ROS or ROS 2 packages, safety practices, simulation and commissioning. A good specialist explains trade-offs in plain language, identifies failure modes early and can work effectively with mechanical, electrical and production teams.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Robotics? Start with the answers below.
Companies use Robotics to automate physical tasks such as assembly, picking, transport, inspection and surgical assistance. The work can involve fixed industrial arms, autonomous mobile robots, collaborative systems or custom research machines.
Robotics adds flexible motion, sensing and decision-making to automation systems. Traditional automation may be more predictable for fixed, high-volume processes, while robots are often better suited to variable tasks, changing layouts or complex handling.
A capable Robotics specialist often combines control systems, embedded software, computer vision, mechanical integration and safety engineering. Experience with ROS 2, MoveIt, Gazebo, OpenCV, PLCs and industrial communication protocols can also be important.
The right level depends on the system’s maturity and risk. A prototype may need focused expertise in perception or motion planning, while production deployment requires experience with integration, fault handling, safety validation, commissioning and operational support.
Robotics software, simulation, planning and documentation can often be handled remotely with suitable hardware access and test data. Physical integration, calibration and commissioning usually benefit from on-site collaboration, especially when equipment is located in Munich.
ROS usually refers to the Robot Operating System, a software ecosystem for building robotic applications. ROS 2 is its modern successor, with stronger support for distributed systems, deployment and production-oriented communication.
Ask how the specialist tested real-world behaviour, handled sensor errors and recovered from failures. Strong Robotics professionals can show structured experiments, readable interfaces, meaningful diagnostics and clear reasoning about safety and maintainability.
Clarify the robot model, sensors, controllers, operating environment, safety responsibilities and access to physical hardware. A Robotics assignment also needs clear acceptance criteria for performance, reliability, integration and handover.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 854 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects, 94% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 68% hold at least a Master's degree, and 13% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects are English (100%), German (94%), and French (34%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects are Information Technology (71%), Automotive (63%), and Manufacturing (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Robotics in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Product Development (91%), and Quality Assurance (57%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Robotics
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