Summary
Jon Oñativia is a robotics and signal-processing entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building advanced robotic systems and surgical devices, now co-founding TrebezIA to commercialize autonomous mobile robots for intralogistics. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Signal Processing from Imperial College London) with hands-on engineering across embedded C/C++, real-time robotic architectures, and higher-level planning software. Previously he led Flexible Manufacturing Robotics at TECNALIA and served as CTO at Cyber Surgery, where he co-invented two PCT patent applications for surgical robotics. Jon’s background spans medical imaging, DRM-enabled multimedia middleware, and sensor-driven gesture UIs, giving him a rare blend of rigorous research and product-focused delivery. Based in San Sebastián, he is fluent in translating cutting-edge signal-processing techniques into robust, safety-critical robotic products.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering degree, Telecommunications, Engineering degree, Telecommunications at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Signal Processing, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Signal Processing at Imperial College London
Engineering degree, Telecommunications, Engineering degree, Telecommunications at Ecole nationale supérieure des Télécommunications
Engineering degree, Telecommunications, Engineering degree, Telecommunications at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Spanish, Basque, French, English