Food robotics company听Karakuri听has appointed Dr听Peter Schroder as Chief Technology Officer.听
Prior to听Karakuri, Peter served as CTO for Mclaren Applied and previously held several positions at McLaren including chief engineer for the racing team.听
With听experience in developing new, ground-breaking technologies and applying them in a range of industries,听Dr听Schroder听will work alongside CEO and founder, Barney Wragg, as the听startup听further develops听its DK-One听robot – the world鈥檚 first robotic canteen – ahead of听its pilot installation later this year.听听
He will lead the engineering team as the company pushes the boundaries of how cutting-edge robotics is combined with state-of-the-art sensing and AI to transform how restaurants, canteens, hotels and supermarkets will produce and serve meals in a post-COVID world.听
During his time as chief engineer for the Formula 1 team听Dr听Schroder听oversaw the听development and delivery of technologies across all aspects of car and race operations, including McLaren-Honda鈥檚 Formula 1 energy听recovery system.听听
鈥�Karakuri听ticked so many boxes for me when it came to moving on from Mclaren,鈥� he said.听鈥淭his is a听startup听with the ambition and drive to develop听an entirely new category of made-to-order healthy convenience food using the latest technologies across hardware and software.听听
鈥淭he achievements the team have made so far are amazing and I鈥檓 looking forward to upping the ante and pushing the innovation forward听even further.鈥�听
Wragg听added:听鈥淎t听Karakuri, engineering innovation is at the heart of everything we do. To lead such a complex multi-disciplined engineering organisation requires a CTO with phenomenal people skills, a passion for driving change and听innovation and unprecedented technical ability.听听
鈥�Peter is the perfect fit for听Karakuri, he brings that passion and enthusiasm and helps us accelerate our ability to build technology that will ultimately change how we interact with food as consumers.鈥�听
Mike听Muller,听碍补谤补办耻谤颈鈥檚听current interim CTO and co-founder of ARM, will continue to support the company and remain a member of听碍补谤补办耻谤颈鈥檚听board of directors.听
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