Curriculum vitae

  • 4 of the consultancy works are confidential and will be published after the product/robot is released.

    • Intuicell

      Humanoid consultant - Sweden - 2025-present - Leading the humanoid intergation

    • Addverb

      Robot design consultant - Noida - India - 2025-2026 - Leading the design and interaction team

    • Cartwheel robotics

      Robot design consultant - SF - USA - 2024-2026 - Leading the design and interaction team

    • Sanctuary AI

      Robot Design consultant - Canada - 2022-Present - Design and development of an AI-powered humanoid robot

    • Agora Robotics

      Design and strategy consultant - Sweden - 2023-2024 - Strategy and design for an industrial cleaning robot

    • AIS (Advanced Intelligent Systems)

      Industrial Designer - Canada - 2018-2022 - leading design team for developing 7 generations of greenhouse robots

    • Tellext Robotics

      Industrial Design consultant - Canada - 2020-2022

    • Volvo Cars

      Design consultant - Sweden - 2019-2021 - UX and HMI Designer

    • CTK consultancy

      Engineering design consultant - 2018-2019 - Design and development of consumer electronics, robots and EVs

    • Kiruna Wagon

      Industrial Design consultant - Sweden - 2016-2019 - Strategy designer and visual designer

    • Canamek

      Industrial Design Consultant - Canada - 2015-2019 - Design and UX of agricultural land leveling systems

    • CAST Robotics

      Head of industrial Design and HRI research - 2013-2017 - Design and research on 4 Generation of humanoid robots

    • MERPHI AB

      CTO and Co-founder- 2020-present - Sweden - Design and R&D consultancy focused on robotics and HRI

    • Northsence AB

      CEO and Co-founder - 2022-Present - Sweden/USA - Developing a robotic solution for construction monitoring

    • EMotionSquare

      Co-founder- 2020-2021 - Sweden/Norway - Developing an electric husky sled with tractive snowmobile platform

    • Visible Robotics

      CDO and Co-founder - 2018-2020 - Canada/Sweden - Developing multiple robotic solutions for intelligent marketing

    • Chalmers University of Technology
      Master of Science - MS, industrial design engineering · (2018 - 2020)

    • MITx Courses
      ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING · (September 2023 - January 2024)

    • University of Tehran
      Bachelor's degree, Industrial and Product Design · (2012 - 2016)

    • University of Tehran
      Associate's degree, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics · (2008 - 2011)

    • Design and Implementation of a Small-sized 3D Printed Humanoid Platform - IEEE, The 5th International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics

    • Interdependency between Digital and Physical HMIs in Automotive Dashboard Interfaces: A Case Study of the Volvo XC30 - International Journal of Impact Engineering (registered)

    • Push Recovery of a Position-Controlled Humanoid Robot Based on Capture Point Feedback Control - IROS Conference

    • New Methodology for Rescue in Hazard Conditions: Stairway that Changes into a Slope - 1st International Conference on Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, Osaka

    • Nominated for Årets Nybyggare and awarded by Carl XVI Gustaf

    • Regular Guest lecturer at Chalmers University

    • 3rd place at Iranian Design and Physics Olympiad

    • Chalmers University Ambassador

    • Top 10 student at University of Tehran

    • Member of Engineers Without Borders

    • Member of Young Entrepreneurs of

      Sweden (YEOS)

Mehrdad Hossein Morvaridi Farimani is a Sweden-based roboticist and industrial designer specializing in humanoid robot design, with over a decade of hands-on experience developing commercially viable robotic systems. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Design Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and is co-founder and CTO of MERPHI AB, a robotics company focused on advanced robotic platforms.

He has contributed to the industrial design and human-centered development of advanced humanoid systems, including work with Sanctuary AI's Phoenix robot, and has consulted for international robotics startups and investors on product strategy, system design, and commercialization.

Farimani is also a guest lecturer at Chalmers University of Technology and an active speaker on topics such as Physical AI, humanoid robotics, and the role of design in shaping practical, scalable robotic systems. His work emphasizes realistic, utility-driven approaches that prioritize functionality, human interaction, and long-term deployment over speculative concepts.
Hossein Morvaridi Farimani