Nicolaus Radford is a 20+ year robotics veteran and CEO of Nauticus Robotics, providing autonomous ocean robotic technologies to combat climate change and the global impact on the world’s marine environment. Radford is a former robotics leader at NASA and Oceaneering. He has led several pioneering efforts in spaceflight and defense robotics, including his tenure as Chief Engineer for NASA’s humanoid space robot, Robonaut 2, which is currently onboard the International Space Station. He is a recipient of NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal, one of NASA’s most prestigious honors.