Michael Zillich
Co-founder And Chief Technology Officer at AIRSKIN
Vienna, Austria
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Top SchoolMichael Zillich is a co-founder and CTO with over a decade of experience translating robotics research into certified industrial safety products. He leads AIRSKIN’s technology strategy, turning soft, pressure-sensitive skins into TÜV Austria–certified safety systems that enable fenceless robot operation and novel automation concepts. With a PhD in electrical engineering and a background in mechatronics, he bridges academic research (Vienna University of Technology, University of Birmingham) and commercial productization. Known for combining deep sensor and control expertise with practical safety engineering, he has steered AIRSKIN from lab prototype to market-ready Cat.3 / PLe device. Based in Vienna, he balances research-led innovation with hands-on leadership across hardware, embedded software, and systems integration.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of TechnologyEngineer’s Degree Mechatronics, Engineer’s Degree Mechatronics at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
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Github Skills (17)
synchronization6
multithreading6
hardware5
testing5
simulation5
pytorch4
deep-learning4
perception4
computer-vision4
ros4
morse3
hosting3
robotics3
squirrel3
machine-learning1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
squirrel-project/squirrel_perception
May 2014 - Jan 2017
Contributions:164 commits, 1 comment in 2 years 8 months
pytorchdeep-learningsquirrelcomputer-visionperception
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