Zurich-Munich is the West's densest robotics talent hub, investor says
arian_ghashghai · x · 2026-09-15
After days of meetings with robotics people across Zurich and Munich, the author concludes that the Alpine region is likely the densest hub of robotics talent in the Western world, while the US talent baseline is much lower.
US hardware founders are increasingly spending time in Shenzhen for good reason, but he also recommends visiting the Alpine region to see what top young talent looks like, and offers to make connections.
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