Raffaello D'Andrea

[3] He was the faculty advisor and system architect of the Cornell Robot Soccer Team, four time world champions at the annual RoboCup competition.

[7] In 2013, D’Andrea co-founded ROBO Global, which launched the world's first exchange traded fund focused entirely on the theme of robotics and AI.

Born in Pordenone, Italy,[13] D’Andrea moved to Canada in 1976, where he graduated valedictorian from Anderson Collegiate in Whitby, Ontario.

[21] In addition to pioneering the use of semi-definite programming for the design of distributed control systems,[23] he went on to lead the Cornell Robot Soccer Team to four world championships at international RoboCup competitions in Sweden, Australia, Italy, and Japan.

[25] After being appointed professor at ETH Zurich in 2007,[26] D’Andrea established a research program that combined his broad interests and cemented his hands-on teaching style.

His team engages in cutting-edge research by designing and building creative experimental platforms that allow them to explore the fundamental principles of robotics, control, and automation.

The stated purpose of the company is "to develop autonomous indoor drone systems and related technologies for commercial applications.

[44] D’Andrea and Canadian artist Max Dean unveiled their collaborative work The Table at the Venice Biennale in 2001.