# Lael Odhner: person

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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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## Current roles (1)

- [RightHand Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/righthand-robotics.md) Co-founder & CTO since 2014-01-01 (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [RightHand Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/righthand-robotics.md) founded 2014-01-01 (cofounder)

## Sources (2)

1. https://theorg.com/org/righthand-robotics/org-chart/lael-odhner
2. https://otd.harvard.edu/news/righthand-is-latest-robotics-startup-to-grab-venture-capital-xconomy/


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