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Edward Johns
Imperial College LondonProfessor of Robot Learning
MachentaCo-founder and CEO
Edward Johns develops robots that learn everyday tasks from a single demonstration. His research includes Instant Policy, trained on simulated examples to perform new tasks without further training, and methods for teaching a robot a thousand tasks in a day.
Career & education
Current roles
Imperial College London2026-presentProfessor of Robot Learning
MachentaOct 2025-presentCo-founder and CEO
Imperial College London2026-present
MachentaOct 2025-presentPreviously
Imperial College London2024-2025Associate Professor
UCL2013-2014Postdoc
Imperial College London2024-2025DysonJun 2021-Jun 2022
Head of Robot Learning (part-time)
UCL2013-2014Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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citations10,114As of Oct 27, '26
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