# Dr. Patrick Pfaff: CTO, Franka Robotics

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CTO of Franka Emika (now Franka Robotics), a Munich-based robotics company pioneering Robotics-as-a-Service and AI-powered collaborative robots. He joined Franka Emika in April 2022 as Chief Technology Officer, bringing years of experience leading global development teams for Mobile Robotics, Cobot Control, Programming Tools and IoT at KUKA, a major industrial robotics manufacturer.

- **Nationality:** German
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Franka Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/franka-robotics.md) CTO (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [KUKA AG](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kuka.md) Global Development Lead: Mobile Robotics, Cobot Control, Programming Tools and IoT (? to 2022-03-01) (secondary-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. https://franka.de/news/franka-emika-appoints-former-google-executive-alwin-mahler-as-ceo


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