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I’m CTO at Intrinsic. We’re democratizing access to robotics.

I was previously CEO of Open Robotics, where we built open source software and hardware for the global robotics community.

Before that, I worked at Willow Garage, the SRI Artificial Intelligence Center, the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, and the USC Interaction Lab.

I’m not looking for a job, but here’s my CV: PDF.

I frequently speak at conferences and with media outlets about topics including robotics, autonomy, and open source. Select public speaking and media appearances:

If you are organizing a meeting or producing a story where I might be able to contribute, feel free to contact me.

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Brian Gerkey is CTO at Intrinsic, where he’s helping to democratize access to robotics. Brian was previously co-founder and CEO at Open Robotics, and is a board member of the Open Source Robotics Foundation. He has also worked at Willow Garage, SRI, Stanford, and USC. Brian is a strong believer in, frequent contributor to, and constant beneficiary of open source technology.

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Contact

170 S Whisman Rd
Building D, Suite A
Mountain View, CA 94025 USA
gerkey [at] openrobotics [dot] org
+1 650.450.9682

Press or media inquiries: 415.350.3019 | press [at] openrobotics [dot] org