Dennis Stampfer
Dennis Stampfer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Toolify Robotics GmbH, a company focused on developing xito.one, a platform designed to make it easier for companies to create and deploy robotics applications. The platform aims to help businesses address Europe’s labour shortage and rising operational costs. He is passionate aboutentrepreneurship, technology transfer, and transforming innovative ideas into practical applications. His primary focus is making automation accessible, cost-effective, and practical, even for smaller companies or operations with limited automation. Dennis is committed to challenging the status quo and helping businesses realise the potential of robotics.
He has been serving as CEO and Co-Founder at Toolify Robotics GmbH since February 2020, based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Before founding Toolify Robotics, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Forschungszentrum Servicerobotik Ulm from 2018 to December 2019. Prior to that, he was a Research Associate at the Forschungsgruppe Servicerobotik at Hochschule Ulm from 2011 to 2018. His research experience spans over eight years, focusing on service robotics and technology applications in real-world environments.
Dennis holds a PhD in Computer Science (Dr. rer. nat.) from the Technical University of Munich, completed between 2015 and 2018. His doctoral thesis was titled “Contributions to System Composition using a System Design Process driven by Service Definitions for Service Robotics,” reflecting his deep expertise in system design for robotics applications. He also completed a Master of Science in Information Systems at Technische Hochschule Ulm between 2008 and 2010.
Throughout his career, Dennis has combined research, technology, and entrepreneurship to make robotics more usable and cost-effective for companies of all sizes. His work focuses on creating practical solutions that bridge the gap between advanced robotics research and real-world industrial needs. He continues to lead Toolify Robotics in building innovative platforms and pushing the boundaries ofautomation technology.
