The AI Institute Recruits Dr. Marco Hutter to Lead Its Zurich Office
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Cambridge, MA - December 6, 2023 - The AI Institute, a research organization that aims to solve the most important and fundamental problems in robotics and AI, has announced that Dr. Marco Hutter will be joining to lead its new Zurich office. Dr. Hutter, professor for Robotics at ETH Zurich and director of the ETH Center for Robotics, has been a visiting fellow with the Institute since March 2023 and will be expanding his role with this new position.
Dr. Hutter will continue to serve as professor at ETH while working at The AI Institute. His research focuses on the development of novel machines and actuation concepts, together with the underlying control, planning, and machine learning algorithms for agile legged locomotion and manipulation.
“I have been so impressed with the technical work Marco and his student’s have done over the years, that now I’m thrilled that we will be working much more closely together under this new arrangement,” said Marc Raibert, founder and executive director of The AI Institute. “The Institute has grown a remarkable technical team over the past 15 months, and with Marco’s involvement we are excited to extend that growth to Europe.”
The AI Institute’s mission is to develop technology that enables future generations of intelligent machines, with the goal of achieving fundamental advances in the engineering and science of robotics. Zurich will be the Institute’s second office, in addition to its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and will serve as the organization's European headquarters. Under Dr. Hutter’s leadership, the team will advance the development of intelligent machines that are agile and dexterous, allowing them to operate in some of the world’s most challenging and unstructured environments. The office will grow a team of top talent in AI, robotics, engineering, computing and machine learning, and will combine the best features of academic research labs with the best features of corporate development labs. The Zurich office is set to open in early 2024 and will expand the Institute’s focus in core areas such as cognitive AI, athletic AI, organic hardware design and ethics related to robotics.
The Institute is currently accepting employment applications for its Zurich office. For more information, please visit the AI Institute website.
About The AI Institute
The AI Institute aims to solve the most important and fundamental problems in AI and robotics. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the research-driven organization unites top talent in robotics, AI, machine learning, computer science and engineering to develop future generations of intelligent machines. The Institute works in four core areas of research: cognitive AI, athletic AI, organic hardware design and ethics related to robotics. The Institute’s culture is designed to combine the best features of a university research lab with the best features of a corporate development lab. Led by Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, the Institute develops technology that will increase productivity, contribute to human safety, care for people with disabilities, and help people live their lives more fully. For more information, please visit: https://www.theaiinstitute.com.
