Prototype 2 in testingWheelchairThe stair-climbing prototype that started everything — now in its second generation.You can help withConstruction, machining the aluminium parts, firmware for the ESP32 control unit and test drives with users.A star wheel that turns stairs into just another stretch of road
For members
Thursday, 18:15 — and you are in
Soldering, designing, programming, writing, organising. At Autak every skill finds a project and every project finds someone to move it forward.
Team meeting every Thursday at 18:15
Come to the team meeting
Every Thursday at 18:15 we meet by video. No registration, no prerequisites — just drop in.
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Events and workshops
Footage from the workshop, from events and time lapses of the build.
Engineering Sciences Day
Seat assembly
Driving over steps
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Voices from the team
How members got started with us.
I turned up at a Thursday meeting and had code running on the wheelchair two weeks later.
Mitglied, FirmwareJoined in 2024 My thesis is not sitting on a shelf — it drives.
Abschlussarbeit, MaschinenbauRWTH Aachen You do not have to know how to solder. Organising, writing, photographing — there is something for everyone.
Mitglied, OrganisationFH Aachen
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Projects looking for people
Each project says exactly what work is waiting right now.
- Prototype 2 in testingWheelchairThe stair-climbing prototype that started everything — now in its second generation.You can help withConstruction, machining the aluminium parts, firmware for the ESP32 control unit and test drives with users.A star wheel that turns stairs into just another stretch of road
Available in the shopConnieTravelling independently with a wheelchair and a suitcase, without asking for help.You can help withManufacturing, packing and shipping, plus everyday feedback from the people who use it.The luggage hitch that clips onto a wheelchair in a few moves
Tested in AachenBusBuddyRed means wrong bus, green means right bus. Often that is all it takes.You can help withApp development, connecting timetable data and user testing on real bus routes.Barrier-free from A to B — with an app that only needs two colours
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Open theses and internships
Formally supervised, open in topic: your work ends up in the prototype, not on a shelf.
Thesis or internship
Microcontroller programming
- Field
- Electrical engineering, computer science
- What it involves
- We use ESP32 chips to drive the wheelchair wheels, read the speed, run the user interface and tilt the seat.
- What you will learn
- You will learn to work on firmware in an international team, see how firmware fits into a larger project, and gain experience with ESP32, CAN bus and 45-volt high-torque motors.
Internship
Construction and manufacturing
- Field
- Mechanical engineering
- What it involves
- The wheelchair is assembled from many milled aluminium parts, screws, tubes and plastic components. We need a second prototype for presentations and testing.
- What you will learn
- You will learn how to assemble a wheelchair and manufacture its individual parts.
Internship
3D modelling
- Field
- Design engineering
- What it involves
- We create the 3D models for the load-bearing elements, the fasteners and the control elements.
- What you will learn
- You will learn to build models in Fusion 360 and FreeCAD, 3D print them and prepare them for presentation.
Thesis
Continuous integration
- Field
- Computer science
- What it involves
- To guarantee quality and take our team and our products to the next level, we need automation across the board.
- What you will learn
- You need prior programming knowledge, and will gain experience embedding automation into every area of a team that builds wheelchairs.
Thesis or internship
Process management
- Field
- Industrial engineering, management
- What it involves
- Our team has a stable core and a part that comes and goes. We need you so new people settle in quickly and their work makes it all the way into the product.
- What you will learn
- Interested in management work but with little experience so far? Try it out with us.
Internship
Social media and communications
- Field
- Marketing, media
- What it involves
- Inclusion is a long-standing global issue. We want to reach people with our projects — and our team is always looking for new members.
- What you will learn
- You will learn how to present a project or product and how to plan and run social campaigns.
Ready to start?
Becoming a member goes through the membership form. Dropping in works right away.