About
Jannik Grothusen studied mechatronics and has conducted robot learning research at UC Berkeley and TU Munich. He contributes to open-source robot learning software.
Founder at The Robot Learning CompanyYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Jannik went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jannik can intro founders to The Robot Learning Company's investors below.
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Experience
- The Robot Learning CompanyFoundercurrent2025 — presentMunich & San Francisco
- Technical University of MunichGraduate Student Researcher, MIRMI2024
- Entrepreneur FirstCohort Member, W23 LD Grad2023 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Researcher, MPC Lab2023Berkeley, California, United States
- GoodBytzSoftware & Robotics Intern2022Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYMachine Learning & Controls Intern, MSK Group2021 — 2022Hamburg, Germany
Skills & more
Robot Operating System2KubernetesRoboticsSoftwareentwicklungMaschinelles LernenPython4Adobe Creative Suite1Autodesk InventorMatlabSimulinkMicrosoft OfficeLaTeX
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FigmaGitTensorFlowComputer-Hardware- TOEFL iBT — ETS
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jannik Grothusen?
- Jannik Grothusen studied mechatronics and has conducted robot learning research at UC Berkeley and TU Munich. He contributes to open-source robot learning software.
- Where does Jannik Grothusen work?
- Jannik Grothusen is Founder of The Robot Learning Company.
- What companies did Jannik Grothusen found?
- Jannik Grothusen founded The Robot Learning Company.
- Where did Jannik Grothusen go to school?
- Jannik Grothusen studied at Y Combinator (X25); University of California, Berkeley (Computer Science); Hamburg University of Technology (Mechatronics).
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