Joseph Humphreys
FounderFounder at Eden Robotics
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
FoundedEden Robotics · YC
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About
Joseph Humphreys holds a PhD in robotics and has published research in Nature. His background includes work across multiple robot morphologies and prior experience in rocket engine development.
Founder at Eden RoboticsYC X26
Intro paths
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Joseph went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Eden Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Eden Robotics
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Stamatios FloratosFounder
Experience
- EdenCTO & Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UCLResearch Assistant2025London Area, United Kingdom
- University of LeedsResearch Assistant2025Leeds
- LURA - Leeds University Rocketry AssociationPropulsion Engineer2021 — 2025Leeds, England, United Kingdom
- Severn TrentDesign Engineering Intern2018 — 2019Warwick
- Rolls-RoyceIntern2014Bristol, United Kingdom
Skills & more
PyTorchPython (Programming Language)CATIA V62Matlab2SolidWorks1Microsoft Office2Simulink2Abaqus23DSMax1C++1SciPyNumPy1
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Deep LearningEngineeringEngineering DocumentationTechnical WritingComputer ScienceControl SoftwareRobot Operating System (ROS)Computer-Aided Design (CAD)MechatronicsProgrammingMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)From Joseph's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joseph Humphreys?
- Joseph Humphreys holds a PhD in robotics and has published research in Nature. His background includes work across multiple robot morphologies and prior experience in rocket engine development.
- Where does Joseph Humphreys work?
- Joseph Humphreys is Founder of Eden Robotics.
- What companies did Joseph Humphreys found?
- Joseph Humphreys founded Eden Robotics.
- Where did Joseph Humphreys go to school?
- Joseph Humphreys studied at University of Leeds (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Dynamic Motion Generation of Multi-link Robots); University of Leeds (Master's degree, Mechatronics and Robotics); Coventry University (BEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended University of Leeds230
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eden1
Also worked at UCL161
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Also worked at Rolls-Royce69
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