Natan Linder, our 100th guest, is CEO and co-founder of Tulip, a manufacturing software company that builds digital applications to bridge the human-automation gap for frontline operations. Tulip’s platforms are based on over a decade’s worth of breakthrough research by world-class experts on technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), human-computer interaction, augmented reality, and machine learning. 

Natan is also co-founder and chairman of Formlabs, which develops affordable high-resolution 3D printing for professionals in a diverse set of industries and serves as an advisory board member of RightHand Robotics. He was a former Intel Fellow in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT Media Lab and co-founder of Samsung Telecom.  

He earned his doctorate in media arts and science at MIT and a BA in Computer Science and Business Administration at Reichman University. 

Keywords: Industry 4.0, human-centric manufacturing, workforce education