Samuel Bachmann
Robotics Software Engineer at ANYbotics
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSamuel Bachmann is a Robotics Software Engineer and co-founder based in Zurich with 11 years of hands-on experience building actuators, firmware, ROS stacks, and GUIs for mobile robots. With an MSc in Robotics, Systems and Control from ETH Zurich, he blends low-level C/C++ and embedded systems work (EtherCAT, IMU drivers, flash access, real-time logging) with higher-level Python/ROS development and full-stack web and Qt interfaces. At ANYbotics he led ANYdrive firmware and factory tooling, plus system deployment and inspection software, showing a rare full-product ownership from hardware to cloud. He also contributes to notable open-source tooling like the ANYbotics grid_map library, focusing on release management and cross-module integration. Known for tackling both infrastructure (Docker, Debian/AppImage packaging, Windows Server) and user-facing tools, he thrives at the intersection of robotics research and production-grade engineering.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
English, German
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Github Skills (6)
ros10
cpp9
mappings8
rviz7
opencv5
pcl5
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ANYbotics/grid_map
Feb 2019 - Aug 2022
Universal grid map library for mobile robotic mapping
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 16 commits, 5 PRs in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily updated changelogs across multiple packages within the `grid_map` repository, indicating a focus on release management and version control. These updates involved merging pull requests, fixing issues, and incorporating new features related to different modules such as `costmap`, `rviz_plugin`, and `core`, suggesting involvement in a range of functionalities. The user also contributed to code related to the grid map libraries, including fixes for compatibility, and core features. Overall, the commits suggest a role focused on integrating changes, managing releases, and maintaining the project's different components.
costmaproboticscppgrid-mapoccupancy
ANYbotics/rqt_multiplot_plugin
May 2016 - Aug 2022
An rqt plugin for visualizing numeric values in multiple 2D plots.
Contributions:2 releases, 64 commits, 18 PRs in 6 years 3 months
pythonvisualizinggraphplotsvisualization
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