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Utku Pehlivan

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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Houstonbionics

Stafford, Texas, United States

FoundedHoustonbionics

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Utku Pehlivan is the co-founder and CEO of HoustonBionics. He has a background in mechanical engineering, robotics, and system control, with more than fifteen years of experience in design, prototyping, manufacturing, system modeling, and real-time control of electromechanical systems. His work focuses on mechatronic system design for physical human-robot interaction.

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Houstonbionics

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Co-founders at Houstonbionics

KPKutay Pehlivan
Kutay PehlivanCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
YC
Yagiz C. SismanCo-Founder & Chief Business Officer

Experience

  1. HoustonBionicsCo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  2. Applied MaterialsRobotics Engineer2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Intel CorporationProcess Development Engineer2016 — 2018
  4. Rice UniversityResearch Assistant2010 — 2016
  5. Rice UniversityTeaching Assistant2010 — 2013
  6. Disney ResearchLab Associate2015 — 2016Los Angeles

Skills & more

Research Skills2Analytical Skills2Prototyping2Automation1Matlab12LabVIEW13SolidWorks10Simulink7Robotics7Mathematica4Simulations4Mathematical Modeling5
+12 moreLaTeXANSYSAlgorithmsModelingNumerical AnalysisRapid PrototypingData AnalysisFinite Element AnalysisMachiningDynamical SystemsControl Systems DesignCAD

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Who is Utku Pehlivan?
Utku Pehlivan is the co-founder and CEO of HoustonBionics. He has a background in mechanical engineering, robotics, and system control, with more than fifteen years of experience in design, prototyping, manufacturing, system modeling, and real-time control of electromechanical systems. His work focuses on mechatronic system design for physical human-robot interaction.
Where does Utku Pehlivan work?
Utku Pehlivan is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Houstonbionics.
What companies did Utku Pehlivan found?
Utku Pehlivan founded Houstonbionics.
Where did Utku Pehlivan go to school?
Utku Pehlivan studied at Rice University (Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering); Rice University (Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering); Sabanci University (Bachelor of Science, Mechatronics Engineering).

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