The Challenge

German recycling facilities experience an alarming number of fires every day—as many as 30. Roughly every ten days, one escalates into a major fire.

The financial damage and wider consequences are immense:

  • annual fire-related losses of around one billion euros
  • insurance premiums rise sharply—or fire-risk coverage is withdrawn entirely
  • severe disruption to operations
  • authorities and neighboring communities may even call for facilities to be shut down
  • significant environmental and climate impact

Detecting smoldering fires early—even outside operating hours—is
a major challenge for recycling facilities.

The Solution

Our modular system offers maximum flexibility across a wide range of applications.

Installed as a stationary solution, it can continuously monitor particularly critical areas, both indoors and outdoors.

Our proprietary detection module and specially trained two-stage AI identify smoldering fires earlier within material stockpiles.

Existing on-site sensors can also be integrated to further improve accuracy.

The module is platform-independent, meaning it can be deployed as a stationary system or mounted on mobile platforms such as drones.

Outside operating hours, one or more drones automatically survey the entire outdoor storage area at short intervals. This allows even large areas to be monitored dynamically.

Early fire detection makes it possible to initiate firefighting measures before flashover develops into a fully involved fire. This helps prevent extensive damage.

How Warden Robotics Works

  • The hangar is installed on a rooftop or open ground
  • Warden Robotics software is integrated with your control center
  • Drone routes are defined based on potential hazards and obstacles
  • In the event of a fire, the control center and designated personnel are alerted

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The Benefits

Protection & Safety

Preventive fire detection across the entire outdoor area

Versatility & Autonomy

Automated operation without tying up staff

Flexibility & Predictable Costs

Cost-effective Robotics-as-a-Service model with no high upfront investment

Environmental Protection & Sustainability

Modern fire protection demonstrates a clear commitment to the environment

Voices from the Field

“Warden Robotics’ detection module could be a real game changer in early fire detection for the recycling industry. Combining multiple sensors with AI enhances safety and can protect our sites in both stationary and mobile applications. We are excited to contribute to its development as a partner.”
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Dipl. Ing. Torsten RuheOperations Manager, Municipal Services · Wolfenbüttel District
“We became aware of Warden Robotics while initiating an EU project. In addition to the founding team itself, we were impressed by their approach combining multimodal sensor technology and artificial intelligence for fire detection. This innovative approach provides the robustness needed to tackle the complex problem of recycling fires in Europe as early as possible. We are delighted to support Warden Robotics as a cooperation partner.”
ir. Benjamin van ManenResearcher/Lecturer Smart Mechatronics and Robotics (SMART) Research Group · Saxion University of Applied Sciences
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“Recycling facilities pose particular challenges for fire departments because of the large volumes of material and areas that are difficult to inspect. Early detection of temperature changes or unusual developments can help identify fires at an early stage and prevent more extensive damage.”
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Norbert PahlkeDortmund Fire Department

The Team

Lucas Dehmel
Operations

Lukas Bartenstein
Engineering

Konstantin von Haugwitz
Business

Hans-Jörg Göschl
Sales

The Vision

A diverse fleet of ground robots and drones, each specializing in tasks such as automated fire detection or firefighting.

The system is flexible enough to minimize risk in any environment, both indoors and outdoors.

Our long-term goal is to use mobile robotics and drone technology to rapidly detect and extinguish every smoldering fire in outdoor storage areas.

Contact

We look forward to hearing from you.

Location:
Am Exer 2, 38302 Wolfenbüttel, Germany

Email:
info[at]wardenrobotics.com

Phone:
+49 151 2534 7921

Research-based startup

Funding for startups supported by high-tech incubators and accelerators.

We are one of the selected startups in the Future Greentech Incubator program in Goslar (Harz).

Learn more at: www.future-greentech-incubator.com

FIRE: Early Detection, Intervention and Risk Assessment Module — Development of an AI-powered detection module for drones and robots to autonomously detect and prevent incipient fires at recycling facilities

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