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Lael Odhner
Co-founder and CTO of RightHand Robotics (founded 2014, Cambridge MA). PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. Developed the iRobot-Harvard-Yale (iHY) hand for the DARPA Autonomous Robotic Manipulation Challenge, which became the core technology behind RightHand's piece-picking robots. Has held the CTO role continuously since founding.
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- RightHand Robotics Co-founder & CTOsince 2014-01-01Secondary-verified
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