# Esben Ostergaard: person

Canonical ID: `9de01709-883f-4a83-af37-c0fd17654ec1`

Co-founder of Universal Robots in 2005 at the University of Southern Denmark. Pioneered the commercial collaborative robot market.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Universal Robots](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/universal-robots.md) Co-founder (_reported, not verified_)

## Foundings (1)

- [Universal Robots](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/universal-robots.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.universal-robots.com/about-us/history/


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