David Reger, founder and CEO of Neura Robotics

The big interview

December 3, 2025

‘I hate that there’s still a big difference’: Neura Robotics CEO on chasing decacorn status, pursuing M&A and the China ‘blueprint’

The company is building so-called ‘Neura Gyms’ around the world in a bid to break the data bottleneck in robotics

Tom Nugent

9 min read

David Reger’s a busy man. When he dials into our video call from his company’s office in Metzingen, Germany, the CEO of Neura Robotics is not long back from a whirlwind tour that took him to Dubai, the US and China to meet with existing and potential partners. The day after we speak, he’s expected in Helsinki for the annual Slush tech conference.

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Neura's humanoid in one of its gyms.
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Neura's MiPA robot.
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Neura's Mav robot in a lab.
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Tom Nugent

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