About
Jonas Gruetter is a former robotics researcher with work published at ICRA and prior experience at Gravis Robotics, the Robotic Systems Lab, and Ursa Mining. He is the founder of Grip Robotics, which builds AI-driven grippers to automate object handling in waste management.
Founder at GripYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Jonas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Grip's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jonas can intro founders to Grip's investors below.
Grip's investors · 3
Co-founders at Grip
SP
Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder
Experience
- Grip (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSwitzerland
- URSA MiningFounding Engineer, Robotics2025 — 2026Région de la baie de San Francisco
- Robotic Systems LabResearch Engineer2024 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- Gravis RoboticsSimulation Intern2024Zurich, Suisse
- AMZ RacingHead of Simulation and Data Analysis2023 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- AMZ RacingAutonomous Driving Software Engineer2022 — 2023Zurich, Suisse
- Robotic Systems LabStudent Researcher2023 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- ETH ZürichTeaching Assistant2022Zurich, Suisse
- ESS Crans-MontanaSki Instructor2016 — 2018Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland
- Trianon SASummer Intern2016Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Education
- Y CombinatorS262026
- ETH ZürichMaster of Science - MSc, Computational Science and Engineering2021 — 2024
- EPFLBachelor of Science - BSc, Physics2018 — 2021
- Technische Universität WienExchange, Physics2020 — 2021
Skills & more
RoboticsMicrosoft Office1Reinforcement LearningEngineering ResearchNVIDIA Isaac SimHeavy EquipmentDeep Reinforcement LearningExperimental ResearchEngineeringConstructionProject ManagementManagement
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Computer SimulationsAutonomous VehiclesGermanMathematicsCommunicationTeam OrganisationC++Python (langage de programmation)Robot Operating System (ROS)Languages English · French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonas Gruetter?
- Jonas Gruetter is a former robotics researcher with work published at ICRA and prior experience at Gravis Robotics, the Robotic Systems Lab, and Ursa Mining. He is the founder of Grip Robotics, which builds AI-driven grippers to automate object handling in waste management.
- Where does Jonas Gruetter work?
- Jonas Gruetter is Founder of Grip.
- What companies did Jonas Gruetter found?
- Jonas Gruetter founded Grip.
- Where did Jonas Gruetter go to school?
- Jonas Gruetter studied at Y Combinator (S26); ETH Zürich (Master of Science - MSc, Computational Science and Engineering); EPFL (Bachelor of Science - BSc, Physics).
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