Jeff Cardenas is the co-founder and CEO of Apptronik, a human-centered robotics company developing some of the world's most advanced humanoid robots. Focused on designing machines that safely and intelligently work alongside people, Cardenas has guided Apptronik through key partnerships with companies like Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, and Mercedes-Benz. His mission is clear: make robotics practical, capable, and commercially viable.
Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the research initiative is being carried out in collaboration with two additional RWTH institutes and the municipality of Simmerath.
Vay's teleoperations system complements Kodiak's autonomous driving technology by allowing human operators to remotely control trucks in low-speed situations while maintaining key safety limits.