Dr. Jan Zizka is the CEO and co-founder of Brightpick. A technology visionary, Jan sets Brightpick’s strategy and is closely involved in developing new robot and AI technologies. He has filed over 20 patents ranging from 3D sensing methods to mobile robotics and is a recognized expert in the field of AI, machine vision and mobile manipulation.
Before co-founding Brightpick, Jan co-founded and led Photoneo, a leader in 3D vision and robotic software which was acquired by Zebra Technologies in 2025. He earned a PhD in Computer Vision from Comenius University, during which he also did research on computational cameras and optics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
