Outis Robotics
Reconfigurable robotic modules for task-specific forms.
The founders
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The company
Berlin-based Outis Robotics is building Proteus, a modular robot made of identical actuated struts that lock together via an IP-protected mechanical docking head at each end. The modules share power and data, letting one kit reshape into a walker, a chain or a braced arm to inspect, retrieve and apply force.
Hard-to-reach and dangerous sites still send people in first; a single reconfigurable kit that can inspect, grab and push offers a way to scout and act before anyone enters.
Founded in 2026 by Yannik Trinn and Ruben Estrella as Outis GbR, the company is betting that one shape-shifting system beats owning a fleet of single-purpose robots.
The two-person founding team has committed to a hardware-hard problem and holds IP protection on the docking head that makes the modular concept work — the mechanism everything else depends on.
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