Dr. Hendrik
Kolvenbach

I’m a mechanical engineer and deep-tech founder, and have worked on robots for most of my career. Since 2022 I run UpCircle Technology AG, where we use AI to measure the quality of recycling materials for industrial processes. Before that I spent almost ten years at ETH Zurich, leading the space robotics group, and two years in the robotics section of the European Space Agency.

1. NowCo-Founder and CEO, UpCircle Technology AG
2. 2016 to 2026ETH Zurich, Robotic Systems Lab, Lead Space Robotics
3. 2014 to 2016Robotics Engineer, European Space Agency