# TechDrive Zürich

> English-language tech interview series and podcast filmed inside a moving car with founders, investors and researchers from Zürich and the Swiss deep tech, AI and robotics ecosystem.

TechDrive Zürich captures unheard, personal stories from inside Europe's quiet deep-tech capital. Each episode is a ~20-minute, unscripted conversation filmed on the move, hosted by Justinas Mišeikis. The series serves audiences in Switzerland, Europe, the US and Asia.

Site: https://zurich.techdrive.tv

## Pages

- [Home](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/): About the series, the latest episode, shorts, the host, FAQ, and where to subscribe.
- [All episodes](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes): Every episode with key insights.
- [Terms, Privacy & Imprint](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/legal): Operator details, terms and privacy policy.

## Episodes

- [We throw computing at our ignorance. And it works. | TechDrive Zürich Swiss Deep Tech Interviews](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/we-throw-computing-at-our-ignorance-and-it-works-Z0mAv7VOuBk): Daniel Dobos of Swisscom on AI’s energy demands, lessons from CERN, radiation risks in space and teaching children to question technology.
- [Nobody Has Left a Robot Working Overnight | Yulia Sandamirskaya, ZHAW](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/yulia-sandamirskaya-neuromorphic-ai-care-robots-zhaw): Prof. Dr. Yulia Sandamirskaya of ZHAW on neuromorphic computing, why AGI has been almost here since 1956, the case against humanoid robots and bringing care robots into Swiss
- [Physical AI Is Ready, Buildings Are Not | Kateryna Portmann, ANYbotics](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/kateryna-portmann-physical-ai-anybotics): Kateryna Portmann of ANYbotics and Women in Robotics on physical AI commercialization, robotics scaling in the DACH region and why infrastructure, not algorithms, is the
- [Switzerland's AI Movement Is About to Start | Swiss {ai} Weeks](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/swiss-ai-weeks-katka-anna): Katka Letzing and Anna Hakobyan on Swiss {ai} Weeks, open language models and turning Switzerland's research strength into responsible applied AI.
- [Five Years to Teach a Robot Table Tennis | Mireille El Gheche, Sony AI](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/mireille-el-geche-sony-ai-robot-table-tennis): Mireille El Gheche of Sony AI on reinforcement learning, the sim-to-real gap and the five-year effort to teach a robot to play table tennis.
- [DARE Campus: Where Robots Get to Run Wild | Stefan Zimmer](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/stefan-zimmer-dare-campus-robotics-maker-space): Stefan Zimmer on building DARE Campus, a specialised workspace near Zurich designed for the practical demands of robotics and hardware startups.
- [Building World Class Startups at VentureLab | Raffael Kellner](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/raffael-kellner-venturelab-swiss-startups): Raffael Kellner of Venture Kick and Venturelab on Switzerland's deep tech advantage, founder resilience and taking research-led companies to global markets.
- [Scaling Robots with Purpose | Robert MacKenzie, Ellipsis Venture](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/robert-mackenzie-ellipsus-scaling-robots-with-purpose): Robert MacKenzie, Venture Partner at Ellipsis Venture and Head of Product Management at TWINT, on structured commercialisation, product leadership and physical AI hype.
- [Why Great Tech Isn’t Enough: Robotics, Startups & VC | Max Vogt](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/max-vogt-swisscom-ventures-robotics-startups-vc): Max Vogt of Swisscom Ventures on backing technical founders, robotics beyond the lab and what Switzerland can learn from technology deployment in Shenzhen.
- [Why Robots Can Backflip but Struggle With Real Work | Enzo Wälchli](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/enzo-walchli-operator-circle-robots-backflip-real-work): Enzo Wälchli of Operator Circle, former ANYbotics Chief Commercial Officer, on why hardware isn't SaaS, field reliability, humanoids and Zürich's deep tech edge.
- [Keeping Founders in Zurich | Nikos Kaliorakis, President of J Floor](https://zurich.techdrive.tv/episodes/nikos-kaliorakis-j-floor-zurich-founder-community): Nikos Kaliorakis, President of J Floor, on physical founder spaces, pre-idea startups and connecting Europe's deep tech communities.

## Listen & watch

- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@TechDrive-Zurich): Full episodes and shorts.
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/033uReCOJSJ3CFbj8W5gDX): Podcast audio.
- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techdrive-zurich/id1896934782): Podcast audio.

## Community

- [TechDrive WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JgGidD8SqsuFzohXvZmo5z): Discuss episodes with Swiss tech builders.
- [LinkedIn newsletter](https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7475433043554598912)

## Optional

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/techdrivezurich)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/techdrivezurich/)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@techdrive.zurich)

## Contact

- zurich@techdrive.tv