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Andrew Goldenberg

Andrew Goldenberg is a robotics researcher whose work spans Canadarm, robotics-based automation, and AI for personal service robots. He earned degrees at the Technion and a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1976, worked on Canadarm at SPAR Aerospace, and became the university's first robotics professor in 1982. His companies included Engineering Services Inc., which developed robotics-based automation, and ANVIV Mechatronics. In 2019, he returned to U of T for research in AI and advanced robotics; as of October 2026, he is a Professor Emeritus, an affiliated member of the Robotics Institute, and CEO of ANVIV Mechatronics and TNL AI-Embedded Robotics.

Now at
University of Toronto, ANVIV Mechatronics Inc. and TNL AI-Embedded Robotics
Works
330
Citations
7,090
h-index
41
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1969–1976

    Degrees at Technion and Toronto

    Born in Bucharest, Romania, he earns BSc and MSc degrees at the Technion and a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1976.

  2. 1975–1981

    Working on Canadarm

    From 1975 to 1981, he works at SPAR Aerospace in Toronto on the development of the first Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, Canadarm.

  3. 1982–2011

    Robotics at Toronto and ESI

    In 1982, he becomes the University of Toronto's first robotics professor and founds Engineering Services Inc. (ESI), a company developing robotics-based automation and technology. The Robotics and Automation Laboratory is established at U of T in 1982 and stops operations with his retirement in January 2011.

  4. 2000–2006

    Virtek and ANVIV leadership

    He serves as president of Virtek Engineering Science Inc. from 2000 to 2001. In 2006, he founds ANVIV Mechatronics Inc. in the robotics and automation field.

  5. 2010–2018

    Engineering awards and a doctorate

    He receives the PEO Engineering Medal for Entrepreneurship in 2010 and the EIC Sir John Kennedy Medal for Outstanding Merit in the Engineering Profession in 2013. In 2016, IEEE Canada gives him the A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal for contributions to robotics and automation. Technion awards him an honorary doctorate in 2018.

  6. 2015–2019

    ESI sale and CTO appointment

    ESI is acquired by a Chinese consortium in Shenzhen in May 2015. The consortium becomes a public company listed in Hong Kong in November 2016, and he becomes its Chief Technology Officer. He ends this CTO appointment on May 12, 2019.

  7. 2019

    AI and personal service robots

    In May 2019, he returns part-time to the University of Toronto for graduate research in AI and advanced robotics, focused on personal service robots.

  8. 2021

    Founding AI robotics companies

    In 2021, he establishes TNL AI-Embedded Robotics for AI-embedded robotics and automation and ESI RAI for autonomous robotics in home care, institutional care, and commercial applications.

  9. As of October 2026

    Professor emeritus and robotics CEO

    He becomes Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2011. As of October 2026, he is an affiliated member of the Robotics Institute and the founder and CEO of ANVIV Mechatronics and TNL AI-Embedded Robotics.

Career

  1. Since 2011University of TorontoProfessor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
  2. NowUniversity of TorontoAffiliated member of the Robotics Institute
  3. NowANVIV Mechatronics Inc.CEO
  4. NowTNL AI-Embedded RoboticsCEO
  5. From 2021TNL AI-Embedded RoboticsFounder
  6. From 2021ESI RAIFounder
  7. From 2019University of Toronto
  8. From 2006ANVIV Mechatronics Inc.Founder
  9. 2000–2001Virtek Engineering Science Inc.President
  10. 1982–2011University of TorontoProfessor of robotics
  11. From 1982Engineering Services Inc.Founder
  12. 1975–1981Spar Aerospace

Education

  1. 1976University of TorontoPhD
  2. TechnionBSc
  3. TechnionMSc

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Andrew A. Goldenberg - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering mie.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Andrew Goldenberg: A Robotics Trailblazer - University of Toronto Robotics Institute robotics.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. Robotics and Automation Laboratory (RAL) | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ral.mie.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. ANVIV anviv.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. IEEE Canada Newsletter | Members in the Spotlight news.ieee.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Celebrating 50 Years in Architecture - Technion technioncanada.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. Dr. Andrew Goldenberg | Robotics and Automation Laboratory (RAL) ral.mie.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  8. TNL AI-EMBEDDED ROBOTICS tnlaier.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  9. ESI RAI esirai.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  10. People - University of Toronto Robotics Institute robotics.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.