Microsoft robotics leader says his Zurich robot learning team grew from two people
CSProfKGD · x · 2026-07-22
A Microsoft robotics leader says today marks the end of an “incredible year” at the company, reflecting on work shaping Microsoft’s robotics strategy.
The post says that when they joined, Isar Meijer and the author were the entire robot learning team in Zurich, and that the group has since grown into a much larger team. It frames the departure as a personal milestone and highlights the progress of Microsoft’s robot learning effort in Zurich.
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