About Christian Wurll
Name: | Christian Wurll |  |
Nationality: | German | |
Birthday: | December, 19 | |
Cell Germany: | +49 151 422 37 283 | |
Cell US: | +1 248 434 7152 | |
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Dr. Christian Wurll is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the General Industry Division of the Grenzebach Automation GmbH. Dr. Wurll was initially trained in control theory and robotics at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He earned a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in computer science from the University of Karlsruhe, 1995 and 2000, respectively.
Upon graduation Dr. Wurll has participated in a large number of research and customer projects in Europe and North America. He started his career inside the KUKA group in April 2001 in the R&D department in Germany. In 2006 he was relocated to Atlanta, GA and worked the first two years at the Georgia Tech Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines together with the KUKA Chair of Robotics, Prof. Dr. Henrik Christensen. In his current role, his main task is to oversee and manage the development innovative solutions for automating material handling applications in the beverage and retail industry. His office is located in Karlsruhe,Germany.
Dr. Wurll does research and development on robotics and material handing. The research and development has involved collaborations with KUKA, HSL, Swisslog, RSW, MagicLogic, Dematic, Mecalux, Westfalia, Northrop Grumman, United States Postal Service, Deutsche Post, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Target, Hama, Unilever, Apetito, Alnatura, Lidl, Mohawk, Procter & Gamble, Institute for Production and Automation (IPA, FhG), Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML, FhG), Schmalz, Unigripper, Schunk, ...
Dr. Wurll has published more than 40 contributions across robotics, vision and search algorithms.
In addition to his full-time position at Grenzebach, Wurll also serves as a judge for FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), a robotics challenge that combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program a robot to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to “real world” engineering as a student can get.