CHF 40,000 for full-stack robotic mobile manipulation solutions, recycling with light-powered material recovery, and next-gen light analysis sensors
25.06.2024
Duatic, Grensol, and SecondWave Photonics were selected at Venture Kick's first financial and entrepreneurial support stage. Their projects develop full-stack robotic mobile manipulation solutions designed to alleviate industry limitations; recover emissions-free hydrogen and carbon black from mixed plastic waste in mere seconds; and provide a compact, novel sensor that can analyze light with high accuracy at low cost.
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 Duatic: from left to right, CEO Eris Dhionis Sako, COO Dimitris Sako, and CTO Timo Schwarzer
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 Grensol: CEO Rajiv Singhal and Chief Scientist Dr. Bhawna Nagar
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 SecondWave Photonics: CEO Andrea Morandi and CTO Alfonso Nardi
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Duatic: Unlocking robots' true potential
Many industries across the globe are struggling due to labor shortages. Recent breakthroughs in robotic technologies have enabled robots to help but due to a lack of manipulation skills, they are currently limited to tasks such as infrastructure inspection or patrolling.
Duatic offers full-stack robotic mobile manipulation solutions designed to alleviate these limitations. Drawing on over 25 years of combined team experience at the forefront of ETH's robotics research, the co-founders CEO Eris Dhionis Sako, COO Dimitirs Sako, and CTO Timo Schwarzer, and a team of robotic specialists, provide tight integration of a powerful internally developed robotic arm and machine learning technologies that empower robots to tackle tasks previously deemed impossible. The latest leaps in robotic automation are poised to disrupt the global physical labor market which accounts for 50% of global GDP.
The Venture Kick funds will be used to improve our marketing material and establish contact with new customers through fairs and exhibition visits.
Grensol: Revolutionizing recycling with light-powered material recovery
In the wake of today’s recycling processes, vast amounts of mixed plastic waste remain unrecyclable, often disposed of by expensive incineration or landfilling. This practice also wastes valuable resources and necessitates the production of new materials from virgin sources, causing carbon emissions and pollution.
Harnessing light generated by renewable energy, Grensol recovers emissions-free hydrogen and carbon black from mixed plastic waste in mere seconds, all facilitated by a proprietary, cost-effective, and emissions-free solution. Residual metals are reclaimed for further recycling. This transformative approach to recycling holds the potential to convert 100 million tons of unrecyclable waste annually into new materials crucial for our society's clean energy transition. It opens a global market of over USD 85 billion. Moreover, it stands to avoid over 500 million tons of carbon emissions each year.
Grensol will use the Venture Kick funds to improve the marketing of the solution at tradeshows and online, and for collaborating with experts for deployment issues and authorizations.
SecondWave Photonics: The Next Generation of Light Analysis Sensors
Near-infrared light analysis offers non-invasive insights into health and environments, driving innovations in healthcare and industry. However, the cost and complexity of infrared light detectors have been a limiting factor in the widespread adoption of infrared technologies.
SecondWave Photonics tackles this challenge by offering a compact, novel sensor that can analyze light with high accuracy at low cost. CEO Andrea Morandi and CTO Alfonso Nardi have developed a patented solution based on a nanostructure that upgrades a conventional camera into a visible and infrared sensor. Combining a simple design and the absence of moving parts, the SecondWave sensor is a game-changer for infrared laser sources and detectors, targeting applications ranging from glucose analysis to CO2 monitoring.
The Venture Kick funds will help to conduct customer outreach and purchase prototyping materials to test the product-market fit. In addition, the funds can support the expansion of the company's IP portfolio.
Many industries across the globe are struggling due to labor shortages. Recent breakthroughs in robotic technologies have enabled robots to help but due to a lack of manipulation skills, they are currently limited to tasks such as infrastructure inspection or patrolling.
Duatic offers full-stack robotic mobile manipulation solutions designed to alleviate these limitations. Drawing on over 25 years of combined team experience at the forefront of ETH's robotics research, the co-founders CEO Eris Dhionis Sako, COO Dimitirs Sako, and CTO Timo Schwarzer, and a team of robotic specialists, provide tight integration of a powerful internally developed robotic arm and machine learning technologies that empower robots to tackle tasks previously deemed impossible. The latest leaps in robotic automation are poised to disrupt the global physical labor market which accounts for 50% of global GDP.
The Venture Kick funds will be used to improve our marketing material and establish contact with new customers through fairs and exhibition visits.
Grensol: Revolutionizing recycling with light-powered material recovery
In the wake of today’s recycling processes, vast amounts of mixed plastic waste remain unrecyclable, often disposed of by expensive incineration or landfilling. This practice also wastes valuable resources and necessitates the production of new materials from virgin sources, causing carbon emissions and pollution.
Harnessing light generated by renewable energy, Grensol recovers emissions-free hydrogen and carbon black from mixed plastic waste in mere seconds, all facilitated by a proprietary, cost-effective, and emissions-free solution. Residual metals are reclaimed for further recycling. This transformative approach to recycling holds the potential to convert 100 million tons of unrecyclable waste annually into new materials crucial for our society's clean energy transition. It opens a global market of over USD 85 billion. Moreover, it stands to avoid over 500 million tons of carbon emissions each year.
Grensol will use the Venture Kick funds to improve the marketing of the solution at tradeshows and online, and for collaborating with experts for deployment issues and authorizations.
SecondWave Photonics: The Next Generation of Light Analysis Sensors
Near-infrared light analysis offers non-invasive insights into health and environments, driving innovations in healthcare and industry. However, the cost and complexity of infrared light detectors have been a limiting factor in the widespread adoption of infrared technologies.
SecondWave Photonics tackles this challenge by offering a compact, novel sensor that can analyze light with high accuracy at low cost. CEO Andrea Morandi and CTO Alfonso Nardi have developed a patented solution based on a nanostructure that upgrades a conventional camera into a visible and infrared sensor. Combining a simple design and the absence of moving parts, the SecondWave sensor is a game-changer for infrared laser sources and detectors, targeting applications ranging from glucose analysis to CO2 monitoring.
The Venture Kick funds will help to conduct customer outreach and purchase prototyping materials to test the product-market fit. In addition, the funds can support the expansion of the company's IP portfolio.