Universal Robots competitors

Emmanuel Waters is a Founding Partner at Old Hillside Bourbon Company, Chief Executive Officer at WATERS CORPORATION, and Contracts Consultant at Forward Networks Inc and is based in San Francisco, California. He has worked as Principal Subcontract Administrator at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Contract Administrator at Department Of Defense, and Contracts Specialist at INFINERA CORP. Emmanuel attended GRADUATE SCHOOL between 2015 and 2015, Texas A&M University-Commerce between 2017 and 2018, and Defense Acquisition University between 2010 and 2015.

John Joyce is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Ambient Corporation and is based in United States. She works or has worked at Ambient Corporation.

Dr. Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics. Under his leadership, Boston Dynamics is transforming its world-leading robotics R&D into an industry-leading commercial organization with its first robot offering, Spot. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer, he spearheaded Boston Dynamics’ entrance into logistics automation with the development of the robot Handle, and acquisition of the deep-learning computer vision software known as Pick. Dr. Playter has over 30 years of experience researching, developing, and commercializing advanced mobile robots. He led Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot programs, including the creation of the PETMAN and Atlas robots, as well as the development of Boston Dynamics’ physics-based simulation software, Digital Biomechanics. An NCAA Division I National Champion gymnast while studying at The Ohio State University, Playter became interested in exploring robotics inspired by human biomechanics. He received his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from MIT in 1994. As part of his PhD thesis on robot gymnastics, performed at the MIT Leg Lab, he programmed a bipedal robot to do the world's first 3D robotic somersault.