# Zander Labs: robotics company

Canonical ID: `1dbeb01b-bc00-4ea7-897c-6cc85b5d48b7`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [€30M contract ($33M)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** [Zypher Suite](/models/zander-zypher-suite.md) — mobile EEG hardware with system-on-a-chip, miniaturized amplifier, local data processing for privacy
- **Use case:** Brain-wave-tagged training data for physical AI / robotics. Partnered with Encord for robot training data collection.
- **Team:** Scientists and developers across Berlin, Munich, Cottbus (Germany) and Delft (Netherlands)
- **Verticals:** Robotics, education/training, aerospace, automotive, specialized industries
- **Founder:** [Thorsten Zander](/people/thorsten-zander.md)
- **Contract:** €30M ($32.9M) with German Cybersecurity Agency for neuroadaptive tech
- **Technology:** Passive BCI — works in background to tap into human mental states
- **HQ:** Berlin, Germany (German-Dutch)

- **Slug:** zander-labs
- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Berlin, Germany
- **Category:** [Wearable AI](/wearable-ai)

## Models

- [Zypher Suite](/models/zander-zypher-suite.md) (wearable) (id: `bdce07cb-de06-461b-92cd-0f480aa399c1`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Thorsten Zander](/people/thorsten-zander.md) Founder (_reported, not verified_)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Encord x Zander Labs brain-wave robot training data](/partnerships/encord-x-zander-labs-brain-wave-robot-training-data.md) with Encord _technology_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Zander Labs?

Zander Labs is a German-Dutch deep tech company at the forefront of passive brain-computer interfaces (passive BCI) and neuroadaptive technology. Founded by Thorsten Zander. Products include the Zypher Suite — mobile EEG hardware for passive BCI applications. Signed €30M ($32.9M) contract with the German Cybersecurity Agency to develop neuroadaptive technology and AI.

### What does Zander Labs make?

Zander Labs has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Zypher Suite (Zander Labs builds physical robots).

### Where is Zander Labs headquartered?

Zander Labs is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

### Where does Zander Labs operate robots?

Zander Labs is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Zander Labs a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Zander Labs ranks in roughly the top 97% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Zander Labs founded?

Zander Labs was founded in 2018.


## Sources (1)

1. **Zander Labs (official)** · https://zanderlabs.com

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