# Simon Haddadin: person

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Co-founder and former CEO of Franka Emika (2016-2023), now Franka Robotics. Brother of Sami Haddadin. Led the company's commercialization of the Franka Panda arm and HAND.E gripper, building the Franka platform into the standard for collaborative robot research. Company entered insolvency in July 2023.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Foundings (1)

- [Franka Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/franka-robotics.md) founded 2016-01-01 (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Franka Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/franka-robotics.md) Co-Founder, CEO (2016-01-01 to 2023-07-01) (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.therobotreport.com/franka-emika-insolvency/
2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-franka-emika-insolvency


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