Research —
by robots

Benjamin Burger

Position: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER / DIRECTOR

Benjamin is a cofounder of Gearu and the world expert in autonomous mobile robots for research. He has a combined bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Chemistry (2012) from the University of Utrecht—one of relatively few institutions to offer this combination. He also has experience as a Junior Developer (Verne Business Excellence, Culemborg, NL) and a technical analyst (Performation, Bilthoven, NL). He completed his Ph.D at the University of Liverpool in 2019 and developed the first mobile robotic chemist (Nature2020583, 237), which attracted worldwide attention. Benjamin brings a truly unique skillset to Gearu, spanning mobile robots, chemistry research, software, and artificial intelligence.