TemasekCorporate Advisor
Apr 2026 — Present
Henrik Christensen is a robotics professor at UC San Diego and director of its Contextual Robotics Institute. He co-founded Robust.AI and ROBO Global. Previously, he led robotics research at Georgia Tech and KTH and taught at Aalborg University. He holds a PhD and MSc in electrical and electronics engineering from Aalborg.
Henrik Christensen is a robotics professor at UC San Diego and director of its Contextual Robotics Institute. He co-founded Robust.AI and ROBO Global. Previously, he led robotics research at Georgia Tech and KTH and taught at Aalborg University. He holds a PhD and MSc in electrical and electronics engineering from Aalborg.
Career
University of California San DiegoQualcomm Chancellor's Chair in Robot Systems
Jul 2017 — Present
University of California San DiegoDistinguished Professor and Director, Contextual Robotics Institute
Jul 2016 — Present
ROBO GlobalCo-founder and Advisor
Oct 2013 — Present
TemasekFellow
Apr 2025 — Mar 2026
Robust.AICo-founder
Feb 2019 — Oct 2025
Calibrate VenturesSenior Advisor
Jul 2023 — Jul 2025
Georgia Institute of TechnologyDistinguished Professor / KUKA Chair; Institute Director from November 2013
Jan 2006 — Jul 2016
Evolution RoboticsAdvisor
2002 — Sep 2012
KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyDirector, Center for Autonomous Systems; Professor from 1998
Aug 1996 — Jul 2006
Aalborg UniversityAssociate Professor
Mar 1992 — Jul 1996
University of PennsylvaniaVisiting Professor
1996 — 1996