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NEURA Robotics was awarded the prestigious 2025 German Founders’ Award in the "Rising Star" category for quickly becoming a global leader in cognitive robotics. The company is developing smart machines that can see, hear, and feel, allowing them to interact safely with people. By pioneering this technology, NEURA Robotics aims to help solve critical problems like labor shortages. Their goal is to bring the next generation of general-purpose robots, like their household robot MiPA, into everyday life using a simple, unified "one-device" approach.
Metzingen/Berlin, September 10, 2025 – NEURA Robotics has been honored with the 2025 German Founders’ Award in the “Rising Star” category. This prestigious accolade recognizes the company’s remarkable journey from a start-up to a global technology leader in just a few years. Guided by its vision of cognitive robotics, machines capable of hearing, seeing, feeling, and interacting naturally with humans, NEURA Robotics is redefining global standards in robotics. Its groundbreaking innovations are helping address some of the most urgent challenges of our time: tackling skilled labor shortages, alleviating the care crisis, and safeguarding Europe’s long-term competitiveness on the global stage. The award ceremony took place yesterday evening at the ZDF Hauptstadtstudio in Berlin and was broadcast live nationwide.
David Reger, Founder and CEO of NEURA Robotics, commented: “This award is a signal that NEURA Robotics is not only capable of inventing future technologies, but also of leading them to become global successes. Our mission is clear: we are building the next evolutionary stage of robotics right here in the heart of Europe. Not as science fiction, but as a reality for millions of people, at home and at work. The Founders’ Award shows that we don’t just have potential, we have already proven it. And this is only the beginning.”
The German Founders’ Award is considered the most prestigious honor for entrepreneurs in Germany. Presented annually by stern, the Sparkassen, ZDF, and Porsche, the award recognizes individuals and companies who shape new markets with courage, innovation, and sustainable entrepreneurship. In the “Rising Star” category, the jury honors companies that have demonstrated impressive growth, entrepreneurial excellence, and international impact within a short period.
Alongside NEURA Robotics, this year’s nominees included Black Semiconductor from Aachen and Planet A Foods from Planegg. The laudatory speech was delivered by Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Executive Board Production and Logistics at Porsche AG. In his speech, he emphasized the role of NEURA Robotics as a pacesetter in the future-defining field of human-robot interaction.
By winning the “Rising Star” award, NEURA Robotics joins a distinguished group of success stories that showcase how entrepreneurial vision and determination are shaping Germany as a hub of innovation.
