EXIST start-up project

Computed tomography comes to the part: mobile, robotic, fly-by.

RayBotic develops a mobile, robot-based CT system for non-destructive testing. X-ray source and detector orbit the object in one continuous fly-by motion, matching the scan time and image quality of a standard industrial CT machine. And all that for components that are too large, too heavy, or too firmly installed for a conventional CT scanner.

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1:1: scan time & image quality of a standard industrial CT
1000×: more inspection possibilities through free fly-by trajectories
100 %: on site: the system comes to the part

Technology

RayBotic combines twin-robot CT, mobile system engineering, and fly-by scanning in a single platform.

Why RayBotic?

Conventional industrial CT systems rely on a turntable and a fixed source-detector geometry: reliable for small, rotatable parts, but unsuitable for large, asymmetric, or permanently installed components. That is exactly where we come in: our system brings computed tomography to the object. For the operator it feels like a familiar CT machine with the same scan time, the same quality, and the same look and feel, just with far more flexible inspection possibilities.

Twin-robot CT

X-ray source and detector are mounted on two independent robot arms, enabling free, non-circular scan trajectories around the component, even with restricted accessibility.

Mobile & on site

Instead of bringing the part to the CT, the system comes to the part. Large, heavy, or permanently installed components are inspected directly in the field, with no disassembly and no transport.

Fly-by scanning

X-ray source and detector stay in continuous motion instead of stop-and-go. Compared with other robot-guided CT systems, this cuts scan time considerably – with freely selectable trajectories.

Complete 3D reconstruction

Scan planning maximizes the mathematical completeness of the acquisition (Tuy-Smith condition), yielding low-artifact, reliable 3D volumes for analysis and defect detection.

How an inspection works

1
Position
The mobile system is set up at the object: on the shop floor, on the construction site, or in the field.
2
Scan in one fly-by
X-ray source and detector orbit the part in one continuous motion – at the same scan time and image quality as a conventional CT machine, and considerably faster than robot-guided systems that work in stop-and-go.
3
Analyze
The projections are reconstructed into a 3D volume: pores, cracks, voids, and joining defects become visible and documentable.

Applications

Anywhere components are too large, too valuable, or too firmly installed for classical CT systems:

Aerospace
Energy & Wind Power
Foundry & Welded Joints
Automotive & Battery Systems
Additive Manufacturing
Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

Milestones & Outlook

The evolution of RayBotic from academic research to a market-ready system.

OKT 2020

NOV 2025

MÄRZ 2026

SEPT 2026

JAN 2027

SEPT 2026

Spin-off

September 2026: Formal incorporation of RayBotic GmbH and official launch of independent business operations.

Team

We are an interdisciplinary founding team spanning X-ray imaging, robotics, and software, spun out of research at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology.

Simon Wittl

CEO

Strategy, Business Development & CT Algorithms

Anton Weiss

CTO

Robotics & Hardware Integration

Severin Nusser

CPO

Services & Product Platform, Sales

Katja Galitzendörfer

CFO

Finance, Marketing & Communications

Contact

Do you have a component that cannot be brought into a CT scanner? Talk to us about pilot projects, collaborations, and test measurements.

Email

info@raybotic-ndt.com

Location

RayBotic GmbHITC 1Ulrichsberger Str. 1794469 Deggendorf, Germany

RayBotic

Funded by

RayBotic is funded within the EXIST program by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Social Fund Plus.