Zauberzeug GmbH
German robotics software firm founded 2012 in Havixbeck, developing the RoSys robot framework, NiceGUI, Robot Brain hardware, and the Feldfreund farming robot.
Zauberzeug GmbH was founded in 2012 by Rodja Trappe and is headquartered at Hohenholter Strasse 43, 48329 Havixbeck, Germany, registered under HRB 14215 at the Amtsgericht Coesfeld. The company employs approximately 20 specialists and covers software development, artificial intelligence, electronics, and mechanical engineering for robotics applications.
The company is the primary developer and maintainer of several open-source software projects widely used in mobile robotics:
- RoSys: An all-Python robot system framework with purpose similar to ROS (Robot Operating System) but built on NiceGUI and Python asyncio. RoSys provides hardware abstraction, built-in simulation, real-time web interfaces, and robot-specific UI elements for mobile robot development.
- NiceGUI: A Python-based high-level web UI framework maintained by Zauberzeug, used extensively by the Python developer community for building real-time UIs for robots and data applications.
- Lizard: A domain-specific language (DSL) interpreted directly by microcontrollers, enabling developers to define reactive hardware behavior without recompiling and reflashing firmware each iteration.
Zauberzeug also develops hardware products:
- Robot Brain: An industrial embedded controller measuring 105 x 105 x 105 mm, combining a real-time controller with an AI-optimized PC. It supports NVIDIA Jetson Nano or Xavier modules for on-device deep learning inference without cloud dependency. Interfaces include 4x USB-A 3.1, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45), HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and six configurable machine I/O ports (CAN, RS485, RS232, digital I/O). Input voltage range: 9–36 V. The Robot Brain is weather- and temperature-resistant for outdoor mobile robot use.
- Feldfreund (Field Friend): An autonomous AI-controlled outdoor agricultural robot on a tracked chassis (845 x 670 x 685 mm, 100 kg) built on RoSys. The Feldfreund can be used for mechanical weed control, seeding, crop inspection, and harvesting in organic and conventional farming, and can operate individually or in swarm configurations. The platform is also offered as the Feldfreund Dev Kit for third-party development on the open hardware base.
Zauberzeug has secured government-funded research projects and multiple B2B license partnerships, and has accumulated over 200,000 billed hours of development work across its customer base.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Robot Brain
Compact IP-rated embedded controller with NVIDIA Jetson support and RoSys for outdoor mobile robots.
Feldfreund Dev Kit
Open-source tracked outdoor robot platform for weeding, seeding, and crop inspection on the RoSys framework.
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Contact Zauberzeug GmbH
WEBSITE
https://zauberzeug.comPHONE
+49 179 922 5767HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
2012
Primary Role
Manufacturer
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Primary Region
Europe
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