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Jordi Muñoz

President at 3D Robotics Inc. Co-founder of 3D Robotics. Drone Designer

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English, Spanish

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FounderInnovationdesigndigitalizationdisruptive technologiesinspirationinventionout of the boxrobotics

Jordi Muñoz is co-founder and CTO of 3D Robotics. He was born in Ensenada, Mexico, and raised in Tijuana. At the age of 13 he started repairing all kind of electronics including laptops and installing small house networks for his friends and family for free. He spent most of his childhood playing with Legos, electronics and inventing his own robots, but at the same time he felt an unique attraction for aircrafts.

He studied briefly at Ensenada’s Center for Technical and Higher Education before moving to southern California in 2007, where in his free time he designed and built his first drone. The autopilot ran on circuitry he lifted from a Wii remote. Soon Jordi was making a living off his ingenuity. He hacked a toaster that he bought at Target, turned it into a reflow oven, and set up a small manufacturing facility in his apartment, designing UAV parts and selling them to pilots around the world.

Jordi’s work impressed Chris Anderson—the two met virtually through the DIY Drones online community—who supported Jordi with an initial $500 check. Chris continued to advise Jordi’s production efforts over email, and in 2009 the two co-founded 3D Robotics. In 2012, Chris quit Wired to join Jordi full time.

Jordi lives with his family in San Diego.

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