PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Marco Hutter

Marco Hutter is a professor of robotics at ETH Zurich, where his group taught the quadrupedal robot ANYmal new skills with machine learning. The ETH Zurich spin-off ANYbotics, established in 2016, develops quadruped robots, and he is one of its co-founders. At ETH Zurich he studied mechanical engineering, and in 2007 he was one of the first Excellence Scholars. The 2024 Rössler Prize, ETH Zurich's most generous research award, went to him. Today he leads the Zurich office of the Robotics and AI Institute, which opened its European headquarters there in early 2024.

Works
566
Citations
23,564
h-index
78

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2007

    An ETH Excellence Scholar

    He studies mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich, and in 2007 he is one of the first Excellence Scholars.

  2. 2015

    Assistant professor at ETH

    In 2015 he becomes an assistant professor for robotic systems at ETH Zurich.

  3. 2016

    Co-founding ANYbotics

    He co-founds ANYbotics, a Swiss developer of quadruped robots that is an ETH Zurich spin-off established in 2016.

  4. December 2023

    Named to lead Zurich office

    He is named to head the Boston Dynamics AI Institute in Zurich.

  5. March 2024

    ANYmal learns parkour

    In March 2024 his group teaches the quadrupedal robot ANYmal new skills with machine learning, and the robot can now climb over obstacles.

  6. 2024

    The Rössler Prize

    In 2024 he receives the Rössler Prize, ETH Zurich's most generous research award, worth CHF 200,000.

  7. Since 2024

    Head of RAI Institute Zurich

    He leads the Zurich office of the Robotics and AI Institute, which opens its European headquarters there in early 2024. He works half-time in that role and remains a professor for robotics at ETH Zurich.

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  1. Marco Hutter receives Rössler Prize 2024 • ETH Zürich Foundation ethz-foundation.ch. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Marco Hutter edx.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Marco Hutter named as Head of the Boston AI Institute in Zurich | Greater Zurich greaterzuricharea.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. AI Institute hires Marco Hutter to lead European office therobotreport.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. ANYmal can do parkour and walk across rubble | ETH Zurich ethz.ch. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Marco Hutter | RAI Institute rai-inst.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Boosting robotics: the Robotics and AI Institute and Marco Hutter | Greater Zurich greaterzuricharea.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. RAI Institute strengthens robotics and AI research in Greater Zurich | Greater Zurich greaterzuricharea.com. Checked 15 October 2026.