Christian Henkel
Research Engineer at Hector Kinderakademie
Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolChristian Henkel is a research engineer with 12 years’ experience in robotics and automation, currently advancing robot systems at Bosch Research with expertise in ROS, Python, and C++. He holds an MSc in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation from the University of Stuttgart and is pursuing doctoral studies in computer science, blending rigorous academic research with industrial R&D. His career spans Fraunhofer projects on edge computing and cooperative path planning, contributions to Pilz’s open-source robot stacks, and practical embedded work at Bosch and Mercedes-Benz. Beyond research, he teaches linear algebra and sparks early interest in programming as a robotics educator for primary school children, reflecting a rare mix of deep technical skill and commitment to education and outreach.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Dr Ing Computer Science, Dr Ing Computer Science at Technische Universität BerlinMaster of Science (MSc) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of StuttgartBachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechatronics, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechatronics at Hochschule Esslingen - University of Applied Sciences
Spanish, German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
tuple10
opencv10
nmf10
image-processing10
catkin10
mfcc10
state-machine10
multiagent-systems10
ros10
manipulator10
monitoring10
robotics10
modular10
behavior-tree10
computer-vision10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
PilzDE/moveit
Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
The MoveIt! motion planning framework
Contributions:3 PRs, 84 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 9 months
roboticsmotionmoveitplanningmotion-planning
ct2034/cobra
Sep 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes in 3 years 4 months
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