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Helen Oleynikova

Robotics veteran with 15 years across Willow Garage, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and ETH Zürich. Holds a PhD from ETH Zürich in mapping and planning for cluttered environments. Co-created nvblox, the 3D mapping library in NVIDIA Isaac ROS. Founder and CEO of Exclaim Robotics.

Switzerland · 2 current roles · 1 founding

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Exclaim Roboticsverified→
Founder
Zürich-based robotics startup building autonomous mobile robots to perform routine repair and maintenance work inside AI data centres.
Pre-Seed · $5M1 model
NVIDIAverified→
Former Robotics Researcher (co-created nvblox)
World leader in accelerated computing and AI (NASDAQ: NVDA).
2 models
Googleverified→
Former Robotics Researcher
Google (Alphabet, NASDAQ: GOOGL) develops AI, cloud computing, and autonomous driving technology.
4 verified deployments · Pixel Watch at United States (multiple hotel chains) →21 models

Current roles (2)

Exclaim Robotics CEO & FounderSecondary-verified
Exclaim Robotics FounderSecondary-verified

Foundings (1)

Exclaim Roboticscofounderno longer at company

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Former / Previously (2)

NVIDIA Robotics Researcher (co-created nvblox)Secondary-verified
Google Robotics ResearcherSecondary-verified

Sources (1)

https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/zurich-based-exclaim-robotics-exits-stealth-with-e4-29-million-to-build-robots-for-ai-data-centre-maintenance/

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