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Stephan Hotz

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Chief Product & Technology Officer Wandelbots

Stephan Hotz is the Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) at Wandelbots, where he leads Product and Engineering and drives the strategic vision for NOVA, Wandelbots’ next-generation platform for intuitive robot programming and AI-augmented automation. His work focuses on human–machine collaboration, learned motion, and agentic autonomy, bridging cutting-edge research and real-world industrial impact. Previously, he held leadership roles at the intersection of software engineering, product strategy, and emerging technologies, and is known for building scalable, user-centered solutions that empower people to create and automate without complexity.

Bio from: Microsoft Ignite 2025

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Deploying Physical AI-driven robotics in industrial environments

2025-11-20 · Microsoft Ignite 2025

theater

with Stephan Hotz (Wandelbots) , Aaron Weissbart (Microsoft) , Tom Wisniewski (Microsoft) , Shashi Bhushan (Nvidia)

AI/ML Microsoft

Join Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Wandelbots to explore how Physical AI-driven robotics is moving from simulation environments into real industrial deployments. Building on high-fidelity simulation, digital twins, and synthetic data, the panel will discuss how manufacturers are now wiring real factory data into these systems to deploy robots with greater speed, safety, and confidence.

The new industrial frontier

2025-11-20 · Microsoft Ignite 2025 Watch

breakout

with Michael MacKenzie (Microsoft) , Stephan Hotz (Wandelbots) , Tom Wisniewski (Microsoft) , Rajeesh Ramachandran (Microsoft)

AI/ML

Industrial companies across every sector have an opportunity to reimagine their operations, blending human expertise with AI capabilities. In this new frontier, Industrial AI collaboration and orchestration amplify worker productivity, product quality, and facility adaptability to address immediate challenges while bending the curve on innovation.