Yannik Nager

Head of AI at Sunflower Labs

Yannik Nager has had a varied and successful career in robotics and engineering. Yannik began their career in 2013 when they founded LF Events. In 2014, they took on a Workshop Intern role at RUAG Space. In 2015, they were Technical Lead at VariLeg, where they led the development and engineering process of a robotic lower limb exoskeleton and developed the exoskeleton's software and controls in C++. Yannik also acquired 15+ sponsors to fund the project and designed several parts in CAD and manufactured parts through rapid prototyping. In 2017, they became a Robot Software Engineering Intern at Magazino GmbH. Finally, in 2019, they took on the roles of Head of AI and Robotics & Machine Learning Engineer at Sunflower Labs.

Yannik Nager has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) ETH in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zürich, obtained between 2013 and 2016. Yannik also has a Master of Science (MSc) ETH in Robotics, Systems and Control from ETH Zürich, obtained between 2016 and 2018. Additionally, they have a Master of Science (MSc) ETH in Robotics, Systems and Control from the National University of Singapore, obtained in 2017. In 2020, they obtained a Score: 710 from the Official GMAT. In 2013, they obtained a Cambridge - Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) from Cambridge Assessment.

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Timeline

  • Head of AI

    September, 2021 - present

  • Robotics & Machine Learning Engineer

    January, 2019