We are a Berlin-based, creative engineering studio for exploratory technology.

We develop daring concepts, models and technologies to help humans and machines work together more beautifully.
Whether building empowering AI systems, unlocking new R+D opportunities, designing immersive experiences, or reimagining robots as ambassadors for circularity: we help our clients use technology as a medium for meaningful change.

Services

Our studio applies 15 years of expertise within three core services we see enabling regenerative systems and driving positive change.

01/ Exploration

Future Vision Strategy
We dive deep into our clients’ organizational heritage to understand their existing strategic frameworks, identify new growth fields, and develop strategic scaffolds to support the transition to a more mutualistic industrial ecosystem.

Deep-tech Research 
We identify emerging technical opportunities and conduct analyses based on scientific research, patents and industrial applications. We then run risk assessments, before defining the prototyping milestones.

02/ Development

Concept Design
Using sketches, renders, CAD, hands-on experimentation and industrial tools, we run design and prototyping sprints that challenge traditional technology perception and interaction and reimagine craftsmanship.

Iterative Engineering 
We provide state-of-the-art machining and engineering to our clients and technical partners. With our clients, we define the path from design & functional PoCs to integrated prototypes and Minimum Viable Products.

03/ Pre-Industrialization

MVP Fabrication
We develop data pipelines, AI algorithms, SW architectures and infrastructures for a wide range of outcomes: Industrial PLC, AI + ML applications, robotic OS, system architecture design, intuitive and empowering human machine interfaces.

Pre-scale Testing
We provide end-to-end development from MVP to pre-series. Our MVPs are tested on site, we perform FMEA before certification, staff training and handover to servicing and maintenance partners.

Selected projects

Being at the vanguard of shaping change allows us to work with visionary institutions and businesses who are ready to think of their role within a broader value chain and lead their respective industries towards regenerative practices.

Retail The Bot Initiated Longevity Lab is a a robotic array created for Nike to repair and refresh worn sneakers. Read more ↗ Apparel A portable, semi-automated repair module for Nike that enables adherence of heat-activated patches in under a minute. Mobility Ultra-light, shape-shifting vehicle skins for reduced emissions Retail Automated packaging processes for reduced distribution waste Energy Robotic lay-up work station for precision gas turbine manufacture Mobility Platform strategy for a modular suite of regenerative lifestyle solutions Infrastructure Off-grid infrastructure designs to connect communities to safe resources Design Development of AI-powered proportional design software for automotive concepts Retail Glocal network of retail innovation labs for tailored, immersive experiences Mobility Car interior design that harnesses bio-materials for greater sustainability Electronics Circular framework for electronics R+D Logistics Fleet management application to ease the transition to emission-free, urban deliveries Electronics Haptic SW/HW prototype Retail Smart, pneumatic tube delivery system and robotic storage for enhanced customer experience Air Filtration Predictive maintenance software to extend the product life of air filters Energy Software to enable remote maintenance for wind turbines Infrastructure Development of an off-grid power storage and wind energy solution for a hospital in Ethiopia

Technically Speaking: Building B.I.L.L. interviews

PCH engineers Florian and Christian give us a detailed glimpse into the process behind developing B.I.L.L.

As B.I.L.L. continues its journey from Niketown London to Nike’s European Headquarters in Hilversum, we sat down with two of the PCH engineers behind it, Florian Born and Christian Kokott, to talk about their unique processes, challenges and the tech that made it happen. To read Pt. I click here and Pt. 2 here.

The drying module of the Bot Initiated Longevity Lab (B.I.L.L.) for Nike.

Our technologists' hands-on approach to early, rapid prototyping

A gas turbine manufacturing robot

Inverted garden air purification concept

Circuit board close-up – where robotics becomes art

Behind the scenes of one of our robots

Technical drawing of an automated packaging station

Simulation a robotic storage and delivery system

Future city archetypes installation

App to monitor EV fleets

Onboarding app for EV drivers

Team News

PCH on Instagram

Our client work and studio experiments yield a lot of research, ideas, hard-working prototypes and hard-won wisdom that don't always fit on our website. So, we decided to give some of this work (and the magic in between), a common home on Instagram.

Sustainability Communication

Our business is in the development of technology and strategy towards a more planet-conscious future.
But creating the conditions for change rests as much on how we communicate as what we communicate.

Read on Medium ↗

Interview with PCH on B.I.L.L., our sneaker-repair bot for Nike

As B.I.L.L. has moved to its second location in Nike EHQ we chatted to two of our engineers about their work for the project.

Read it on Medium ↗

What if 3D design was so intuitive, you could use simple language to express yourself?

PCH has always looked for new ways to harmonize technological capability with human imagination. In the first of our Eye on AI series we introduce BLANK AI, the AI-powered, 3D surfacing assistant we developed to do just that — and show its potential to rethink collaborative concept creation.

Read on Medium ↗

PCH embarks on circular textile project with CISUTAC

PCH Innovations has joined the Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing (CISUTAC) consortium, a project committed to advancing repair and disassembly through automation.