Stern Technic GmbH, based in Mannheim, Germany, develops autonomous drilling technology for small-bore applications – for the last few metres of the utility network, where large horizontal drilling rigs are too big, too expensive and too slow.

BOB – an autonomous, all-electric drilling robot. An IMU tracks position and heading in real time from the start pit: no blind flight as with a conventional impact mole, but a traceable bore path with an automatic stop at the target.

BUDDEL – a compact pneumatic universal drive with guided, reproducible advance. Semi-automatic, considerably faster than an impact mole and modularly expandable with a booster and high-pressure water flushing.

WENDY Control – control cabinet and web-based planning software in one: AI-assiste ...