What happens when some of the most promising *Startups in Humanoid Robotics*spend months developing their ideas alongside industry experts?

On 6 October 2026, at the Infineon Startup Challenge Demo Day during EBSCON 2026 in Graz, you will find out. Following a highly competitive selection process, 18 startups from Europe and Asia have advanced through the challenge and transformed their concepts into MVPs and prototypes.

At Demo Day, they will take the stage to present their latest innovations, share their vision, and demonstrate the progress they have achieved.

Agenda*13:30 | Registration*

14:00 | Opening

14:30 | Pitches, Jury Sessions & Panel Discussion

17:00 |Startup Award Ceremony

17:15 | Exhibition & Networking

19:30 | Exclusive Investor Dinner

Humanoid robotics meets Infineon technology – your opportunity to innovate!

Your electronic solution based Focus Areas:

  • Digital Twins – System simulations with for example ISAAC Sim & Omniverse
  • Artificial Skin – Capacitive, inductive & magnetic sensor solutions
  • Environmental Sensing – Image processing, radar & laser beam projection
  • Motor Control – Advanced movement solutions

What You Get:

  • Complimentary prototyping kits (capabel of being trained using Deepcraft™ Studio, providing motor control and reading out sensor data)
  • Technical support from Infineon experts
  • Guidance throughout prototype development
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Are you ready to get started?

Are you ready to get started?

Execution

Selected participants will attend the kick-off workshop in Dresden, Germany June 18-19, 2026.

  • Receive your hardware, and get it know it during the kick-off workshop.
  • Develop your application demonstrator or MVP. 
  • Get technical support from Infineon, and business coaching and pitch trainings from our partners. 

Present your solution at the demo day in Graz, Austria on October 6, 2026 to Infineon experts and invited Venture Capital companies. 
The winners will be invited to pitch at the Infineon Startup Night in Munich, Germany on November 25, 2026.
All teams will be invited to selected Infineon events.

The end of the challenge is the start of an in-depth technical and business cooperation. 
The selected startups/teams will be invited to participate in a one year innovation program with Infineon.

Your AI/ML market entry with Infineon

Infineon offers end-to-end technology solutions for your AI/ML market entry.

To empower startups in application development, we have expanded our range of development environments.

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Model development with DEEPCRAFT™ Studio

Develop Edge Al models with our state-of-the-art platform

Enhancing sensor intelligence, we are providing the latest version of DEEPCRAFTTM Studio. This platform facilitates development of Edge Al models and seamless integration into microcontroller code, streamlining the development process. It offers a graph-based UX that eases AI/ML model development by giving developers a better overview of the process.

Technology partners

Würth Elektronik and Rutronik support Infineon Startup Challenge 2026 as Technology Partners. They enable all the startup teams with their electronic portfolio and their knowhow to get a system with Infineon chips build and up and running to succeed at the Demo Day in October.

Business coaching and pitch training

Join an exclusive Summer school program including

  • Online Lectures
  • Online and Onsite pitch trainings

This will be executed by an exclusive team of business partners supporting the Infineon startup challenge. They will help you to

  • work on your business case
  • understand customer needs
  • attract investors
  • prepare for an excellent pitch at Demo Day