# Synapticon: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `b9aa31ff-f0a8-4527-93e5-9c5be5365237`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Munich, Germany
- **Founded:** 2010
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** brain
- **CEO:** [Simon Fischinger](/people/simon-fischinger.md) (effective Jan 1, 2026; previously COO since 2013)
- **Founder:** [Nikolai Ensslen](/people/nikolai-ensslen.md) (stepped down Dec 2025 to start physical AI venture)
- **CTO:** [Andrija Feher](/people/andrija-feher.md) (Co-founder)
- **Founded:** 2012
- **Key Products:** SOMANET Circulo/Integro drives, TUAKA actuators for [humanoid robots](/humanoids)
- **Strategic Investors:** [maxon Group](/investors/maxon-group.md) (minority stake), Stabilus ([humanoid](/humanoids) actuator partnership)
- **Awards:** A3 Innovation Award at Automate 2026
- **Customers:** Sumitomo (TUAKA actuators), Nexperia (SOMANET drives)

- **Slug:** synapticon
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2010
- **HQ:** Munich, Germany

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (4)

- [Simon Fischinger](/people/simon-fischinger.md) CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Andrija Feher](/people/andrija-feher.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Martin Schwarz](/people/martin-schwarz.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Andrija Feher](/people/andrija-feher.md) Co-founder & CTO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (3)

- [Nikolai Ensslen](/people/nikolai-ensslen.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Martin Schwarz](/people/martin-schwarz.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Andrija Feher](/people/andrija-feher.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (2)

- [Nikolai Ensslen](/people/nikolai-ensslen.md) Co-founder & former CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Nikolai Ensslen](/people/nikolai-ensslen.md) Former CEO (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [Synapticon x Stabilus (Humanoid Joint Actuators)](/partnerships/synapticon-x-stabilus-humanoid-joint-actuators.md) with Stabilus SE _manufacturing_
- [Synapticon x Generative Bionics (Humanoid Actuator Supply Chain)](/partnerships/synapticon-x-generative-bionics-humanoid-actuator-supply-chain.md) with Generative Bionics _technology_
- [Stabilus SE x Synapticon (Humanoid Robot Actuators)](/partnerships/stabilus-se-x-synapticon-humanoid-robot-actuators.md) with Stabilus SE _manufacturing_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Synapticon?

Integrated servo drive and motion control software company; OBLAC Drives platform for compact motor controllers in robotics.

### What does Synapticon make?

Synapticon has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Synapticon builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is Synapticon publicly traded?

No. Synapticon is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Synapticon?

Synapticon is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Synapticon headquartered?

Synapticon is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

### Who owns Synapticon?

Synapticon is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Synapticon a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Synapticon ranks in roughly the top 13% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Synapticon founded?

Synapticon was founded in 2010.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.synapticon.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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