Jacob Hernandez-sanchez
Robotics Group Manager at Distalmotion
Pully, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolJacob Hernandez-sanchez is a robotics leader and PhD-trained engineer with eight years of experience designing and delivering multi-degree-of-freedom robotic interfaces, haptics, teleoperation and surgical systems. Currently Robotics Group Manager at Distalmotion, he leads cross-functional teams to develop core motion and safety control algorithms for the Dexter surgical platform, translating human-centered research into regulated, deployable medical devices. His background spans academia and industry—from EPFL postdoctoral work on four-handed laparoscopic augmentation to space-robotics research in Japan—giving him a rare blend of system-level control expertise and hands-on prototyping across mechanics, electronics and firmware. He emphasizes human-first design and multicultural collaboration as levers for innovation, and has driven performance validation, usability studies and regulatory-compliant verification workflows. Known for turning complex control theory into practical test benches and metrics, he balances curiosity-driven research with product-focused delivery.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School AP Science and Mathematics, High School AP Science and Mathematics at Scientific High School of Costa Rica, Cartago.Master Thesis Visiting Researcher in Orbital Robotics, Master Thesis Visiting Researcher in Orbital Robotics at Tohoku UniversityBachelor’s Degree Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Mechatronics Engineering at Tecnológico de Costa RicaDoctor of Science Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Doctor of Science Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at EPFLProgramme: English Now: Integrated Skills English, Programme: English Now: Integrated Skills English at Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (1)
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Github contributions (5)
JinxinHu/jinxinhu.github.io
Jun 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:112 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
JinxinHu/Latex-hit
Dec 2017 - Dec 2019
Contributions:70 commits, 2 PRs, 57 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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