OCTOPUS ROBOTICS - Key Persons


Alexi Ehrlich

Job Titles:
  • Intern / BSME

Austin Morlan

Job Titles:
  • Intern / EE

Henry Cooney

Job Titles:
  • Intern / ME, EE

Ivar Thorson - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Ivar has been a lifelong participant in academic research labs and startup companies. After completing his Ph.D. in Advanced Robotics at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ivar founded Octopus Robotics to pursue his passion of making research robotics technologies available to a wider group of creative people.

Sterling Hooten

Job Titles:
  • Lead, Business Development
Sterling brings to Octopus his valuable experience in business development, contracting, and intellectual property law. He is interested in the commercialization of robotics technology and loves the open-ended possibilities of a startup company.