#TEKNOFEST Entrepreneurship Stories I Degz Robotics I Kaan Öztürk

They came first in TEKNOFEST Unmanned Underwater Systems Competition in 2018 and 2019 while they took the third place in 2020. They observed the parts that competitors need, and they started to develop, produce and sell the parts, which were used to be imported from overseas before, in Türkiye. Almost 70 percent of competitors began buying the parts produced by Degz Robotics. They generated over 500,000 TRY from sales of parts and underwater robots. The company’s future goal is become a player of global market after expanding abroad, launch unmanned underwater vehicle in the market and come up with new products to be used in training programs in order for elementary school level students to develop projects on unmanned underwater systems.

Kaan Öztürk, founder of Degz Robotics, shared their entrepreneurship story.

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