GERMANY – ARX, a Munich, Germany-based defence technology manufacturer, raised €1.15m in pre-seed funding.
The round was led by Project A Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to grow the team, the technology, and scaling production capabilities.Founded by Marc Wietfeld (CEO) and Stefan Röbel (COO), Maximilian Wied and Marcel Schorr, ARX specializes in developing autonomous unmanned systems for dual-use applications. The company builds and operates autonomous Single-to-Multi-Use robots for various applications. The goal is to help soldiers and civilian first responders make better decisions and take more effective action in life-threatening situations. For the armed forces, ARX robots serve as consumable solutions that can help train and protect troops, gather intelligence and withstand the challenges of missions. For civilian emergency services, they are designed to provide years of reliable support for relief purposes.The company’s unarmed GEREON ground robots use sensors, cameras, alarms and transport capabilities for live fire training exercises, simulation, surveillance and decoy purposes. First units are being tested with defence companies and with the armed forces of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Estonia.The company’s small to medium-sized autonomous robots are based on a universal robotic platform that allows for flexible add-on and payload solutions for the UGV depending on different security and defence-related scenarios. ARX is a spin-off from the GEREON research project at the German Armed Forces University in Munich. 19/09/2023
