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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 13 MIN

ROCSYS enables charging robotaxis without humans: Crijn Bouman, CEO & Co-founder at ROCSYS

from Scaling Europe · host Sebastian Johnson

The moment Crijn Bouman first saw autonomous vehicles in action, one problem became obvious: remove the driver and much of today’s infrastructure stops working. Charging stations, parking garages and service hubs all assume a human behind the wheel.After building EV charging company Epyon and selling it to ABB, he started Rocsys to fix that interface with hands-free robotic charging for autonomous fleets as robotaxis and automated logistics begin scaling.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction to Scaling Europe show1:06 - Inspiration behind ROCSYS company2:10 - Fixing the interface for autonomous mobility3:00 - Opportunities in robot taxi market6:41 - Growth of deep tech VCs in Europe8:00 - Challenges of operating across continents9:11 - Regulatory hurdles for autonomous vehicles12:26 - Vision for fully automated service facilities

The moment Crijn Bouman first saw autonomous vehicles in action, one problem became obvious: remove the driver and much of today’s infrastructure stops working. Charging stations, parking garages and service hubs all assume a human behind the wheel.After building EV charging company Epyon and selling it to ABB, he started Rocsys to fix that interface with hands-free robotic charging for autonomous fleets as robotaxis and automated logistics begin scaling.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction to Scaling Europe show1:06 - Inspiration behind ROCSYS company2:10 - Fixing the interface for autonomous mobility3:00 - Opportunities in robot taxi market6:41 - Growth of deep tech VCs in Europe8:00 - Challenges of operating across continents9:11 - Regulatory hurdles for autonomous vehicles12:26 - Vision for fully automated service facilities

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