Dr. Steinhage is co-founder, managing director, and CTO of Future Shape, a company that has been developing, manufacturing, and marketing large-area floor sensor technology for over 20 years. The sensor floor is used worldwide by nursing homes and hospitals for AI-supported behavior and emergency detection as well as for gait analysis. In 1998, Mr. Steinhage received a physics-Ph.D. from the Institute for Neuroinformatics at the University of Bochum, Germany, specializing in neuroinformatics and anthropomorphic robotics. He participated in more than 20 national and European research projects in the fields of sensor technology, AI, robotics, and ambient assisted living in a leading role.