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Simon Gormuzov

Simon Gormuzov

Co‑founder & CTO building modular humanoid robots

simon-gormuzov
Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
Joined May 2026
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Summary

Product builder in humanoid robotics — Simon co‑founded O‑ID and leads technical product development focused on modular, customizable humanoid platforms aimed at high performance. o-id+2
Bridges industry and academic research — he transitioned from industry roles at startups and industrial automation firms into Waseda University's Sugano Lab to pursue master's research on human‑to‑robot motion transfer and publish peer‑reviewed work. venturecafeglobal+2
International engineering background — raised in Amsterdam and educated in European and Japanese institutions (University of Twente; Waseda University), combining Western undergraduate training with graduate research in Japan. venturecafeglobal+2
Active in the robotics community and public speaking — regularly presents at industry and community events about humanoid robotics, AI integration, and the future of embodied systems. venturecafeglobal+2

Work

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Writing

Developing a Framework for Natural Human Movement Mimicry of Low‑Dynamic Motions in Mobile‑Based Humanoids

January 1, 2025

Proposes a framework to map bipedal human motion animation to mobile‑based humanoid rigs, validate balance in a physics‑enabled model, and deploy motions to a real robot; shows improved naturalness and friendliness in replicated motions.

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Founded and led a university robotics club during undergraduate studies. venturecafeglobal