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SWARM Biotactics
Builds bio-robotic swarms: Madagascar hissing cockroaches fitted with custom backpacks for control, sensing, and secure communication, coordinated as programmable swarms for reconnaissance in rubble, tunnels, and GPS-denied terrain machines cannot reach. By 2026 the systems moved from lab to operational field use with paying NATO customers including German armed forces units. Founded 2024 in Kassel by Stefan Wilhelm and Moritz Strube.
HeadquartersKassel, DE
Founded2024
Defense funding$12M
TeamNot listed
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StageSeed (EUR 10M Jun 2025; Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, Capnamic; EUR 13M total)
FoundersStefan Wilhelm (CEO)
Regions servedEurope, North America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
LinkedInNot listed
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Machinesecurity
SWARM bio-robotic insect swarm
- Cockroach-based bio-robots carrying up to 3 g backpack payloads for control, sensing, and secure comms, operating as programmable swarms in cluttered/denied terrain
vendor-stated bio-hybrid system capability
Claim source
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Deployment log
Announced and cited only
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Seed
Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, Capnamic
Round sourceInvestors on recordVertex Ventures USPossible VenturesCapnamic
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2026-06-01Deployed programmable cyborg insect swarms for paying NATO customers including German armed forcesArmy Recognition
2025-06-24Raised oversubscribed EUR 10M seed (EUR 13M total) to move bio-robotics from lab to fieldRoboticsTomorrow
2025-06-24SWARM Biotactics Raised EUR 13 Million to Advance Bio-Robotics From Lab to Field ↗The AI Insider
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Source ledger
4 unique public sources
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SWARM Biotactics Raised EUR 13M to Advance Bio-Robotics From Lab to FieldRoboticsTomorrow · retrieved 2026-07-05
02Live cockroaches turned into robot swarms for future spy missionsInteresting Engineering · retrieved 2026-07-05
03SWARM Biotactics Raised EUR 13M to Advance Bio-Robotics From Lab to FieldBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
04NATO Deploys German Programmable Cyborg Insect Swarms for Urban and Tunnel ReconnaissanceArmy Recognition · retrieved 2026-07-05