Rafael Hostettler
Robotics Engineer
“I think, one of the most underestimated aspects is integrating things”, Rafael Hostettler tells about the challenges of working as a Robotics Engineer. To combine software, hardware, electronics and control engineering is the hardest part of his job. The product is a very complex one: “We are trying to build robots that imitate the human body not just by looking like it, but also by imitating some of the principles.”
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Brendan Eich
CEO and Software Technologist
“What I like most is recruiting people onto the team and see them grow.” As a CEO and Software Technologist Brendan Eich’s daily business varies a lot from day to day. His position as CEO combines a lot of tasks such as fundraising, speaking, travelling and focusing on the main goals. He is also involved in the process of implementing improvements on the system. Is his background needed for his position? “We are trying to move mountains and for that you need experience. You need to understand the needs of the customers.”

Olga Murray
Social Activist
“The coolest thing about my job is the childern. I see them transform to successful people. This gives me more gratification than I can express.“ At the start of the organisation Olga Murray, Social Activist at Nepal Youth Foundation, was doing everything needed as a founder. Now she is basically communicating between the management, the donors, and the projects. The goal of the foundation is to educate childern and restore their health. What is probably the most important task in her position? “Finding the right people to work with and understanding the culture.“

Stuart Armstrong
Future of Humanity Researcher
“I feel that I am contributing probably the most important thing that I can do to ensure the survival of the human species”, Stuart Armstrong speaks about the most substantial part of his job as Researcher at the Future of Humanity Institute. “The challenges are that a lot of this involves predicting in a lot of areas, where predictions are absolutely terrible and where there’s no real good tools to use!”

Saijai Liangpunsakul
Mobile Health Implementer
“It’s such a special moment to see someone who never used a mobile phone and is now about to use it”, Saijai Liangpunsakul tells about the best part of her job as a Mobile Health Implementer at Dimagi. There, she provides doctors in developing countries with a mobile software that allows recording the patient’s informations. “They can also take photos of the patient’s symptoms and send it to the Helpcenter in real-time.”