Magazino co-founder

Lukas Zanger and Magazino

He co-founded the Munich robotics company in 2014 and was its chief operating officer.

Lukas Zanger is a co-founder of Magazino, founded in Munich in 2014. Frederik Brantner became chief executive and Zanger chief operating officer. Nikolas Engelhard, the third co-founder, left in 2020.

The company's product is TORU, a tall, narrow mobile robot that stores and retrieves cartons from normal shelves. Hardware development was slow and costly. Backers included the High-Tech Gründerfonds, Siemens, Zalando and, from 2017, the logistics group FIEGE.

Jungheinrich took a stake in 2020, raised it to 21.7% in 2022 and bought all remaining shares in August 2023. The price was not disclosed.

Zanger and Brantner stayed on after the takeover. Magazino now belongs to Jungheinrich and has about 130 employees.

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What is Lukas Zanger's role at Magazino?

Lukas Zanger is a co-founder of Magazino, the Munich warehouse robotics company founded in 2014. He was its chief operating officer. He founded it with Frederik Brantner and Nikolas Engelhard.

What did Magazino build?

Magazino built TORU, a mobile robot that picks single cartons such as shoe boxes from ordinary shelving. Zalando's logistics centres became its showcase customer.

Who owns Magazino now?

Jungheinrich took a stake in 2020 and raised it to 21.7% in 2022. In August 2023 Jungheinrich bought all remaining shares. Zanger stayed with the company after the deal.