We Create Innovative Showcases and Bring Them to the World!

G1PO

A New Way of Autonomous Driving

Why Be Yourself When You Can Be Jonas?

Innovation Hacking is an initiative within TNG Technology Consulting. We develop showcases in hard- and software that demonstrate the value of cutting edge IT technologies since 2013. Our projects and the talks that we write about them have been presented on fairs and conferences all over the world.

Projects

Learning by doing, that's our favourite way of learning. Even more so when the doing is fun. So naturally, we created quite a few high tech showcases and demos over the years that are both fun to experience and work on. Check out a selection of our recent projects!

Our Humanoid Robot G1PO

The most expensive solution to autonomous driving

Meet G1PO, TNG’s humanoid AI with eyes, purpose-built joints and the work ethics of Wall-E. It walks on its own using cameras, depth perception, and LiDAR to figure out where it is and where to go next. We trained it with reinforcement learning for walking and imitation learning for more complex behaviors. Recently on stage at the 1E9 “Festival der Zukunft” in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, it even side-hustled as a go‑kart chauffeur for the kids. Our G1PO offers a glimpse into a future where robots learn from, work alongside and grow with us.

Robotics

Do you still fold laundry yourself?

What if robots could learn valuable skills by imitating humans? We put them on copy mode and hit play. Teaching robots humanlike tasks used to result in endless programming sessions and rule sets so brittle they broke if you sneezed. Enter Robot Foundational Models: instead of coding every twitch, we show a few demos and they automagically pick it up. With only a handful of demonstration episodes, our bots fold laundry, sort M&Ms, and adapt to unexpected situations. SO101 double arms, the humanoid Unitree G1 or UR5 grippers are different devices, but can use the same architecture.

CaptAIn Bookworm

Bedtime stories that do not melt parents' brains

CaptAIn Bookworm is our bedtime co‑author who never gets hoarse, bored, or stuck on page two. It sees the nightly storytelling ritual, nods politely, and says: I’ve got this. Children’s books build empathy, creativity, and understanding—but parents know the “again, again!” loop all too well. CaptAIn Bookworm is an AI‑powered story generator that spins personalized, heart‑warming tales starring your kid’s imaginary friends. The results are lovingly crafted stories with illustrations and read‑aloud—voices, pauses, and all the cozy vibes.

Realtime Deepfakes

Always be yourself. Unless you can be Jonas.

Today’s real-time Deepfake technology makes it possible to create indistinguishable doppelgängers of a person and let them participate in video calls.Since 2019, the TNG Innovation Hacking Team has intensively researched and continuously developed the AI around real-time Deepfakes.Since its first appearance in 2017, Deepfakes have evolved enormously from an AI gimmick to a powerful tool.Meanwhile different media outlets such as Leschs Kosmos, Galileo and other television formats have been using TNG Deepfakes.

AI Photobooth

I'll have that photo with a side of space dinosaurs

Lights, camera, multiverse. TNG’s AI Photobooth grabs up to three willing co‑stars, snaps clean portraits, and lets you pick the backdrop. From a Dinosaur-filled tech conference to a castle on the moon, the possibilities are endless. Then it automagically blends your faces into the scene with matching light and perspective using the power of AI. Give the preview a nod, and it spits out a glossy photo print to decorate your offices, fairs, and any lobby in dire need of a little wow.