Student Accelerator Robotics and Automation – Institute of Mechatronic Systems

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." (Thomas A. Edison)

"A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds." (Mark Twain)

"If you only do things where you know the answer in advance, your company goes away." (Jeff Bezos)

"If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got." (Henry Ford)

Short description

The imes supervises the tutorial "Student Accelerator Robotics and Automation (SARA)", in which students can gain their first realistic experience in the area of spin-offs/start-ups in self-selected teams. You will be taught the basics of business plans and company presentations and develop your business idea in the field of engineering in close cooperation with your supervisor and external professionals from the field of entrepreneurship. If your team is convincing in the first pitch and thus reaches the second round, you will receive €4,000 per team to implement a first (software or hardware) prototype. Ideally, this tutorial will guide you through usually two semesters until you apply for an EXIST-Gründerstipendium funded by the federal government (BmWK). For more information, please contact the responsible person below.

Organisation

Tutors:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seel, Simon Ehlers (M. Sc.), known Experts from the Start-Up Scene
Semesters:
Winter & Summer Semester
SWS:
2
Recommended semester :
End of Bachelor's degree, beginning of Master's degree (all degree programmes within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)

Registration:
Registration takes place exclusively via Stud.IP
Special features:
The module usually extends over 2 semesters and prepares students for applying for a BmWK-funded Exist start-up scholarship.