The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Devanthro: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Devanthro is a Munich-based robotics company building Robody, a teleoperated humanoid robot designed for elderly care in private homes. Founded in 2018 from the Roboy student project at TU Munich, Devanthro became the first company in the world to deploy a humanoid robot into a private home (2024) and the first to care for a person with dementia at home (January 2026). The company partners with Charite Berlin, University of Oxford, and Diakonie on care pilots across Germany.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Data & sources
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (5)
- Rafael Hostettler CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Rafael Hostettler Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Alona Pammer CTO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Alona Pammer Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Dr. Kim Nilsson COOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Devanthro.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Devanthro in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Partnerships (3)
- Devanthro x Diakonie with Diakoniedeployment
- Devanthro x Charité Berlin with Charité Berlindevelopment
- Devanthro x University of Oxford with University of Oxforddevelopmentconcluded
Funding rounds (2)
- Angel2025-12-17
Investors: Jonas Andrulis (lead)
- Pre-seed2023-01-01
$780,000(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Robody at Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Deployment recordedMar 1, 2024
Robody at Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany
- Deployment recordedMar 1, 2024
Robody at Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
- Deployment recordedMar 1, 2024
Robody at Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Sources (1)
- verification source · https://www.devanthro.com/
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-02
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Last reviewed 2026-08-02
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Methodology surface for Devanthro.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Devanthro from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Devanthro — Munich Startup Platform profile
Munich Startup profiles Devanthro as the first company to deploy humanoid robots in domestic environments, with Robody caring for dementia patients at home since January 2026.
AI Pioneer Jonas Andrulis Makes First-Ever Angel Investment and Joins Devanthro as Active Investor
Jonas Andrulis, founder and CEO of Aleph Alpha, makes his first-ever angel investment in Devanthro, joining as an active investor to help scale Robody deployments.
Forbes: Robody's Perfect — CTO Alona Kharchenko on building telepresence robots
Forbes Austria profiles Devanthro CTO Alona Kharchenko's journey from Ukraine to Munich, her Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition, and the vision for Robody Cares scaling to 50 active…
Meet Robody: The robot capable of caring for the elderly 24/7 - Inspenet
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Creepy footage shows clothed carer robots use your face & mimic your every move - the-sun.com
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Devanthro’s Robody Telepresence Robot Could be a Game Changer for Care Homes - TechEBlog -
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Unveiling our latest Robody — designed for home care
Devanthro unveils its newest Robody generation, purpose-built for caring at home, with redesigned torso and arms for fine two-handed tasks, customizable appearance, and next-level…
Devanthro stars in new ARD show — Robody featured in German TV dramedy
Robody appears in two episodes of the ARD dramedy series Wo Wir Sind Ist Oben, dramatizing the challenges of deep-tech startup funding and human-robot interaction in Germany.
Biomechanically accurate tendon tissue engineering using humanoid robots - RegMedNet
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Researchers use humanoid robots to grow human tendon tissue - Interesting Engineering
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Researchers Successfully Grow Human Tissue on Robotic Shoulder - TechEBlog -
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Using a robotic shoulder to grow tendon tissue - Medical Xpress
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- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/30877500-4d82-465c-80f7-91758674b666
- Revision history: /companies/devanthro/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Video
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DEVANTHRO Founded by robotics pioneer Rafael Hostettler, Devanthro’s vision is to build robodies as agile, dexterous and elegant as the human body, but without
Welcome to #PowerfulPartnerships Episode 8, featuring our long-time collaboration partner Devanthro and their newest innovation, the humanoid robot - the #Roboy
Join us on October 10, 2024, at 3:00 PM CET for a special episode of the Labs Talk podcast dedicated to the exciting world of robotics in healthcare. Our ho
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Delicious dinner cooked by our robot Robody. We've asked our investors to speak about why they're along for the ride.
DEVANTHRO Founded by robotics pioneer Rafael Hostettler, Devanthro’s vision is to build robodies as agile, dexterous and elegant as the human body, but without
Visit the Website: https://roboy.org Take a deep dive: https://github.com/Roboy Autodesk Fusion360 Roboy: http://a360.co/2tQm9J0 Check out Roboy's Instagram: h
Explore the reality of humanoid robots in home care with Rafael Hostettler, CEO and Co-founder of Devanthro. In this interview from the Humanoids Summit 2025,
At MACHINA 2026, Sara Filipcic, Executive Director & Founder of the Institute for Humane Robotics, Giorgio Metta, Scientific Director at the Italian Institute o
Reality vs attention
Devanthro draws attention at the 35th percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -39.5, 39th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 3, 2026