Dave Coleman

Dr. Dave Coleman is the founder and Chief Product Officer of PickNik Robotics, and an industry thought leader in unstructured applications for robotics. PickNik has been successfully delivering robotic manipulation innovations on and off earth over the past 9 years to over 120 customers, based on its MoveIt line of products. Before founding PickNik, Dave worked at Google Robotics, Open Robotics, and Willow Garage. Dave is an international advocate of robotic interoperability and a published expert in autonomous motion control. His insights into robot-agnostic platforms for different morphologies and different end-user technical requirements give him a well-rounded understanding of the needs of powerful robotic software.