Use industrial robots like a smartphone
At drag and bot we work daily on making the programming of industrial robots as simple and intuitive as possible. In this way we support our customers in the flexible and cost-efficient automation of their processes.
Our values
Our international team is constantly developing drag&bot to meet the high demands of our customers.
We act according to the following values:
Our story
First steps
As a research assistant of Fraunhofer IPA, Martin Naumann works on new possibilities for control and interaction with industrial robots. Early on he was inspired by the idea of an intuitive, graphical user interface for controlling robots.
Despite the restrained feedback at the beginning, Martin continues to push the idea of drag&bot in research projects.
First demonstrator
After the topic of flexible automation became more and more relevant in Germany and Europe, Martin Naumann and Pablo Quilez present the first demonstrator of drag&bot at the Motek fair in Stuttgart.
Now the market is ready: The interest in drag&bot is so great that Martin and three other colleagues decide to found a spin-off from Fraunhofer IPA. The founding team also consists of Pablo Quilez, a former research assistant at Fraunhofer IPA, Daniel Seebauer, who previously worked at Siemens, and Saskia Tobias, who was also researching the operation of industrial robots at Fraunhofer IPA.
First own booth at a trade fair
At HANNOVER FAIR 2017, drag and bot was present with it’s own small booth. Both there and in day-to-day business, factories are increasingly interested in the flexible robot programming of drag&bot.
GmbH Foundation
In December 2017, Martin Naumann, Daniel Seebauer, Pablo Quilez and Witalij Siebert founded the drag and bot GmbH.
Release of the 3D vision module
With the BIN PICKING module unsorted parts can be picked from boxes . For this purpose 3D cameras are positioned above the crate. The CAD model of the crate and the parts is stored in the software.
Release of the 2D-Vision module
The 2D-Vision module is released. It provides a hand/eye calibration for 2D cameras and enables image processing in OpenCV.
Financing by Speedinvest
In a further financing round, led by the Austrian VC “Speedinvest“, drag and bot receives a seven-digit investment. Our goal is to be the most widespread programming platform for industrial robots worldwide by 2025.
ABB Innovation Challenge
drag and bot reaches the finals of the ABB Innovation challenge and was invited to pitch at the ABB robotics headquarter in Zurich together with ABB’s CEO of Robotics, Per Vegard Nerseth
First own office space
On 01.07.2019 the drag and bot team moves into the first independent office space in the design offices in Stuttgart’s Fasanenhof. The company now has 10 permanent employees.
Release of the PLC module
Integration of all common robot manufacturers
All common robot manufacturers as well as a variety of grippers and vision systems are now supported by the software. You can find an overview on our hardware pages.
First partnerships
drag and bot wins the first systems engineers and system integrators as sales partners.
Release of drag&bot SIMULATION
With the new drag&bot SIMULATION, manufacturing companies can now plan their automation solutions free of charge. Users can choose from a variety of robot models and also use their own CAD models of grippers and robot cells.
Release of the Robot-Kit
The drag&bot software forms the basis of a robot kit. It is an automation toolbox from which manufacturing companies can configure a robot cell for their application.
The founders
The drag and bot GmbH was founded on 07.12.2017 by Martin Naumann, Daniel Seebauer, Pablo Quilez and Witalij Siebert. The startup is a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production and Automation (IPA) in Stuttgart, where the team has been working on new, innovative ways of controlling robots.