Adam Sroka

Data & AI Director

I build data and AI platforms for the energy sector | Director at Hypercube Consulting

Dr Adam Sroka is a Co-founder and CEO at Hypercube Consulting, a firm that helps organisations unlock value from data by delivering enterprise-scale solutions and building high-performing data and analytics teams from the ground up. With over 10 years of experience in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Adam is a recognised expert and speaker in his field.

Adam's mission is to bridge the gap between technology and business, and to enable data-driven innovation and transformation across various industries. He shares his insights and best practices through his blog, podcast, and tech community events, where he showcases his approaches and systems for effective communication, engineering discipline, and experimentation. Adam is passionate about helping organisations and data professionals maximise their potential and impact with data and AI.

Director

Robotics evangelist @ planet Earth 🌍

Robotics is one of the hottest markets right now.

I love talking to robotics founders about their vision for changing the world.

Their ideas are often spot on, but that's not always enough.

In the age of social media, it's very important for a company to have fantastic brand awareness and recognition.

Fortunately, how to make your robot or customized machine go viral is my job.

For over 3 years, I have been working with the world's largest companies in robotics to help them increase awareness of their products and solutions.

I work with Amazon, NVIDIA, Intel, Boston Dynamics, Universal Robots, KUKA, FANUC, Hugging Face, and many other awesome robotics companies.

Basically, I help high-tech companies with digital enablement (creating an audience in the digital world, generating leads, and building brand awareness).

Who am I? 

→ 1st World Content creator on Linkedin (+225k subscribers) & 100M views in robotics 
→ Elon Musk reposting an commenting my robotics news on X (+70M views annually on X)
→ Owner of the biggest robotics newsletter worldwide (in total 100K subscribers)

📬 Send a DM for business opportunities.

Lukas M. Ziegler

Is Zurich really the Silicon Valley of robotics? 

Well, if you look at their robotics ecosystem, it seems true! 

👀 SPOILER: Zurich robotics ecosystem is that BIG, that describing it I exceeded LinkedIn post standard length (some companies will be described in the comment section).

Zurich is a great place to start a robotics company because everything you need is close and well connected.

It has top engineering talent, mainly from ETH Zürich, one of the best robotics and AI universities in the world. 

Many successful robotics startups come directly from ETH research. Also, the presence of Disney Research and RAI Institute helps to be on the frontier of physical AI.

The city also has strong industry and customers nearby. Switzerland is home to global companies in robotics, manufacturing, and automation, such as ABB Robotics, which often work with startups as partners or early customers.

Zurich offers good access to funding, especially for deep-tech and robotics. Investors here are used to long development cycles and complex hardware products. 💰

Finally, Zurich is known for stability and quality of life. It is safe, well organized, and centrally located in Europe, making it easier to attract international talent and scale globally.

Listing some of the Zurich-based companies here:

→ ANYbotics -  builds autonomous four-legged robots for industrial inspection and maintenance, and has raised $150M+ (€127M+) in funding.

→ Gravis Robotics - develops AI-powered autonomy systems that turn heavy construction machines into self-driving robots, and has raised ~$27 M in total funding.

→ Verity - builds autonomous indoor drones for warehouse inventory tracking and has raised ~$60M+ in funding.

→ mimic - develops AI-powered robotic picking systems that enable fast, reliable item handling for warehouse and logistics operations.

→ Bota Systems AG - develops high-precision force-torque sensors and sensing software that give robots real-time tactile awareness for manipulation.

→ Duatic - develops advanced human-scale robotic arms and mobile manipulation systems.

→ RIVR - builds autonomous Physical AI-powered wheeled-legged robots for last-mile doorstep delivery and has raised about $22 M in seed funding.

→ Flexion Robotics - builds the autonomous AI “brain” and software stack for humanoid robots, and has raised about $50 M in funding.

→ FORGIS - develops AI-powered edge software that makes industrial machines and factory systems autonomous and intelligent, and has raised ~€3.8 M (~$4.5 M) in pre-seed funding.

→ Voliro - builds autonomous aerial robots for industrial inspection and maintenance and has raised ~$23 M in Series A funding.

→ Sevensense - built AI-powered 3D vision navigation tech for autonomous mobile robots and was acquired by ABB Robotics in January 2024. 

I'm aware that there might be some companies missing, and the map is not completed!

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Robotics evangelist @ planet Earth 🌍 | Telling your robot stories.

A roadmap for learning robotics! 🔥

📌 If you’re self-learning robotics, this is genuinely one of the better repos to save for later!

This GitHub repo is basically a curated learning map for anyone trying to get into robotics without drowning in random bookmarks.

SOOOOO many free courses on almost every topic related to robotics, ⭐️ 3k+ on GitHub says it all...

If I had had this list during my studies, my career might have turned out differently.

But I didn't, so I the only thing I can do is to recommend it and give it to you now...

It’s a structured collection of links to:

→ robotics courses (online + university)
→ ROS / embedded / hardware basics
→ math & algorithms that actually matter for robots

A clean, opinionated list that helps you go from “where do I start?” to a real learning pipeline.

And it’s open-source, so you can contribute resources too.

🔗 Try it out here: https://lnkd.in/dnqBuXUQ

Do you have an awesome resource to learn AV and robotics? Share it with me, and I'm happy to put it on the spotlight.

Mithi Sevilla thanks for putting this together 🔥🔥  

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Paris loves robots! 🫶🏼

... and of course, vice versa!

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Paris?

Probably warm croissants and the Eiffel Tower glittering at night.

What if I tell you, that it should be robotics? 🤯

Paris is a great place to launch a robotics startup because it mixes world-class tech talent, big startup energy, and strong public support for deep tech.

First, Paris has excellent research and engineers, coming from places like Inria (a major research institute in robotics and AI) and top schools around Paris/Saclay. 

This matters because robotics startups often start from research and need smart people who can build “real” systems.

Second, Paris is one of Europe’s biggest startup hubs thanks to STATION F (one of the world’s largest startup campuses). It gives founders access to mentors, partners, and lots of investors, which makes it easier to meet the right people fast. 

Third, France is unusually strong in government-backed deep-tech funding through programs like French Tech 2030 and support from Bpifrance. 

Robotics takes time and money (prototypes, hardware, testing), so this kind of support is a big advantage. 

Here's the landscape of robotics companies in Paris:

→ Genesis AI is a physical-AI lab building generalist robots + robotics foundation models, and launched with $105M funding. 

→ Stanley Robotics builds robotic “valet parking” systems that autonomously move and park cars. 

→ UMA is building general-purpose mobile/humanoid robots for industrial and real-world tasks. 

→ LeRobot (Hugging Face) is an open-source robotics stack with datasets, and models to lower the barrier to robot learning, they also have Pollen Robotics in their portfolio.

→ Enchanted Tools builds friendly humanoid robots (e.g., Mirokaï) for service environments and raised ~$17M seed. 

→ Fuzzy Logic Robotics makes a platform to quickly program/deploy industrial robots and raised €2.5M seed. 

→ Inbolt builds real-time 3D vision guidance for industrial robotic arms and raised ~$16–17M Series A. 

→ Heex Technologies builds “smart data” software that captures only the most useful edge data to improve AI systems and raised €6M seed. 

→ Wandercraft builds advanced robotic exoskeletons for mobility/rehab (and humanoid robotics R&D) and has $75M total funding. 

→ SoftBank Robotics UK Ltd (EMEA HQ) develops and commercializes service robots like Pepper and NAO for customer interaction and education. 

→ Galam Robotics builds modular warehouse storage automation robots/systems and raised €10M - Series A. 

→ Exwayz builds GPS-free 3D localization / SLAM software for autonomous robots and raised €1M. 

→ phospho (YC W24) builds tools/software to easily connect, control, and train AI models on real robots (“brains for robots”). 

I'm aware that there might be companies missing, and the map is not completed! More in comments...

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🚨 BREAKING:

European humanoid with big announcements! 🤯

You can now get Porsche-designed humanoid in pre-sale for €98k.

NEURA Robotics just opened pre-orders for its next-gen humanoid robots at CES 2026, making it one of the first Western companies to offer humanoids for direct online purchase.

For a fully refundable €100 deposit, you can reserve the flagship 4NE-1 Gen 3.5 at €98,000 or the smaller 4NE-1 Mini at €19,999.

The full-size 4NE-1, designed in collaboration with Studio F. A. Porsche, stands 1.8 meters tall, lifts up to 100 kg, and moves at 5 km/h. 

What's inside? First of all, NVIDIA's Thor T5000 processor, built specifically for AI and robotics.  

David Reger says first units ship in June 2026.

It might be that the 4NE-1 Mini is positioned as "the West's answer" to affordable humanoids, priced competitively with China's Unitree G1. 

At 132 cm and 36 kg, it packs the same cognitive AI as its bigger sibling into a frame suited for research, education, and light office tasks. It has 25 degrees of freedom, 3 kg payload capacity, and runs for about 2.5 hours on battery. Mini ships even sooner, in April 2026.

Bold move from NEURA to go direct-to-consumer this early. The humanoid race is heating up! 🔥

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Ostrich-like insane robot that ‘rides the wind’! 💨

Researchers in China are experimenting with a different way to improve legged robot locomotion: adding rotors.

This prototype is called KOU-III, is a bipedal robot developed at Shandong University that uses quadrotor assistance to stabilize walking and jumping. 

Instead of aiming for full flying capability, the rotors are used as an auxiliary system to smooth motion, counter disturbances, and reduce impact forces during contact with the ground.

What’s notable is that the gains don’t come from complex control tricks. Even with relatively simple control strategies, the rotors significantly reduce pitch oscillations, improve walking stability, and help manage landings after jumps. 

In tests, the robot reached walking speeds around 1.1 m/s and achieved higher, more controlled jumps compared to its non-assisted configuration.

Here's more about it: https://lnkd.in/d5Tqsfgv

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Humanoid robots that can barely walk after 10 years of development, and grab a cup after 7th attempt.

Meanwhile: specialized robots that have been dominating their specific task since 2008.

That's one of the worst tasks to do!

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This is what open robotics actually looks like! 🔓

I was in Bordeaux, sitting inside Pollen Robotics, and had a chance to play around with their humanoid robot Reachy 2.

It’s expressive, modular, and can even bring you coffee, and of course runs Python or Rust.

I was talking with Reachy in 3 different languages, tele-operating it and manipulating kitchen stuff, and make it even mimic my gestures.

The best part is that there are no locked APIs, or hidden stuff, just an open platform that you can build upon.

The connection with Hugging Face makes it super easy to start, as the open source approach allows everyone to contribute, experiment and add their own things.

I already ordered his little brother Reachy Mini, let's see what a robotics rookie can do with that robot! 👀

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