About
Federico has been working at the intersection of technology and product development for more than 15 years. His journey started in robotics at ETH Zurich and continued at Verity, where he helped grow the company from a small startup into a global leader in autonomous indoor drone systems.
Over the years, he has worked across R&D, creative technology, live events, product, and leadership. Most recently at Verity, he was responsible for both Product and Engineering, leading the teams building the company’s solution for warehouse intelligence.
Today, Federico is building Relyx, a basketball practice planning and development platform designed to help coaches bring more structure to how they plan practices and develop their teams. Relyx combines his experience building technology products with something much more personal: basketball coaching and the everyday challenge of turning season goals into better practices on the court.
Education
Federico graduated top of his class from ETH Zurich and completed a PhD in Robotics in 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control. During this time, he created flying robots that perform feats such as aerial ballets, interactions with humans, and the construction of structures—including a functional rope bridge. A list of publications can be found on Google Scholar.
- 2015 – Doctor of Sciences ETH Zurich
- 2011 – MSc ETH in Robotics, Systems and Control
- 2009 – BSc ETH in Mechanical Engineering
Videos
Awards
Finalist for 2016 Georges Giralt PhD award
Top 5 – The award is given to the best robotics related PhD thesis defended during the year 2015 at a European PhD awarding institution
Hans-Eggenberger-Preis 2012
The prize is awarded for excellent theses in a field related to the use of electronics
Willi Studer Award 2012
The Willi Studer Prize is awarded to the best student in each ETH Zurich Master’s degree programme
Select talks
- Rock ‘N Roll Fantasy, Pollstar Live!, Los Angeles, USA, 2019
- UAV Safety in Live Events, Event Safety Summit, Lititz (PA), USA, 2017
- Cooperating drones and drone shows, TEDx HSG, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2016
- Macchine volanti e costruzione aerea, Wired next fest, Milano, Italy, 2015
- Cubi equilibristi e macchine volanti: esempi di controllo automatico, Bergamo Scienza, Bergamo, Italy, 2014
- Flying machines interacting with the environment, BuildX, Autodesk University, Las Vegas, USA, 2013
Media coverage
- Night at the warehouse, ETH News, 2021
- Filo Diretto, Interview, RSI, 2021
- W wie Wissen, Das Erste, 2020
- Dieci giovani ticinesi da tenere d’occhio, TicinoOnline, 2019
- Creating moments that matter, AV Magazine, 2019
- The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca, Interview, CBS, 2016
- Drones build rope bridge that humans can cross, BBC, 2015
- Der Forscher, der die Flugroboter tanzen lässt, der Bund, 2014