# Dave Coleman: founder, PickNik Robotics

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Founder and Chief Product Officer of [PickNik Robotics](/companies/picknik-robotics), a Boulder, Colorado-based company building the MoveIt Pro Robotics Platform. PhD in Computer Science from the University of Colorado. A leader in the open-source MoveIt and ROS communities with 13+ years in robotics automation. Founded PickNik in 2015 for the Amazon Picking Challenge.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [PickNik Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/picknik-robotics.md) Founder & CPO

## Foundings (1)

- [PickNik Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/picknik-robotics.md)

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Sources (3)

1. https://picknik.ai/team/
2. https://www.roboticssummit.com/speaker/dave-coleman/
3. https://robohub.org/robotics-manipulation-with-moveit/


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