For precise, reliable, soft and safe robotics.

We are building the first commercial soft manipulator and AI foundation models for safe and intuitive robotics

Helix Manipulator

A soft manipulator for your cutting-edge research projects.

Whether you are working on soft robotic design, control or human-robot interaction, contact us to receive the technical specifications of the Helix manipulator.

9+ Degrees of Actuation
1m of workspace
Based on patented Trimmed Helicoid structure
1cm precision with proprietary IK algorithms
Plug-and-play: SDKs in python, matlab and ROS2

VLA models for human robot interaction

Custom AI models.

We are training in-house Visual Language Action models to teach our robots to translate language commands into robotic movements. We want anyone to be able to interact with our robot safely and without effort.

Do you want to work with us? We are hiring across stacks

Open positions

Our team

Francesco Stella, PhD

Co-founder and CEO, Francesco is responsible for our strategy and execution. With a PhD in Robotics and AI at EPFL and a research stay at MIT, his work on soft robotic design and control was published in leading robotic journals, providing a strong foundations to the Embodied AI project.

Kai Junge, PhD

Francesco Stella, PhD

Kai, our Co-founder and CTO, brings decades of experience in robotics design and deployment. With a Ph.D. in dexterous manipulation from EPFL and a deep passion for applying robotics in real-world settings, he leads our technology development, driving innovation and practical solutions.

Max Polzin, PhD

Francesco Stella, PhD

Prof. Josie Hughes

Co-founder and COO, Max Polzin is responsible for identifying partners, approaching customers, and select the best talent. Previously technical lead at SeerVision AG, Max has lived first hand what it takes to bring a technology from the lab to a successful exit.

Prof. Josie Hughes

Francesco Stella, PhD

Prof. Josie Hughes

Co-founder and CRO, Josie is the head of the EPFL Create Lab. She holds a PhD in Robotics from Cambridge University and a postdoc at MIT and brings a wealth of experience on soft robotic research and project management.

Prof. Cosimo Della Santina

Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Cosimo brings in expertise in soft robotic control and a strong partnership with his lab at TU Delft, Netherlands.

Andrea Peirone

Prof. Cosimo Della Santina

As Robotics Engineer, Andrea drives the prototyping and testing of our robotic systems.

He completed his Master's in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, and joined us during his thesis on soft robotic control.

Guanran Pei

Prof. Cosimo Della Santina

Aymeric Seron

Researcher Guanran combines academic excellence as an EPFL Ph.D. candidate with strong craftmanship experience. He supports the team on all things related to sensorization, low level control and state estimation.

Aymeric Seron

Prof. Cosimo Della Santina

Aymeric Seron

With over 15 years of experience in business development, Aymeric brings a wealth of expertise in business strategy, financial planning, and commercialization.