Dennis Escobar del Rio

MSc in Robotics at ETH Zürich | Sevensense by ABB Robotics

Zürich Metropolitan Area

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Experience

  • Robotic Systems Test Engineer at Sevensense
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Advancing software test automation to improve efficiency and robustness of VSLAM products

  • Student Researcher at Robotic Systems Lab
    Sep 2025 - Jan 2026 · 5 mos

    Semester Project „Bimanual Dexterity: Coordinated Dual-Arm Policies for Dexterous Object Manipulation“ - Trained Reinforcement Learning on a humanoid robot to reorient boxes in simulation - Setup VR-based teleoperation - Learning from demonstration

  • Software Engineer Robotics at Avero
    Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 · 10 mos

    - Software lead in an 11 person group project developing an innovative, user-safe omnidirectional drone. - Engineered onboard software to integrate and control multiple sensors and actuators with ROS. - Set up and configured the simulation environment in GazeboSim to debug and optimize the drone's control system. - Performed real-world flight tests to ensure reliability and functionality of the final drone design.

  • Suspension Engineer at αCentauri Solar Racing
    Sep 2022 - Mar 2023 · 7 mos

    - Ambitious student project to cross the finish line at the World Solar Challenge 2023, a 3000km race through the australian outback - Developed the steering system for the solar car.

  • Metalworking Internship at Surber Metallbau AG
    May 2020 - Jun 2020 · 2 mos

    - Hands-on experience and responsibility in operating metalworking machinery. - Steel and aluminum processing, drilling, grinding, welding, etc.