We are pleased to announce that AILOS-Robotics has joined Metheion as a new Technical Recruiting partner.
Innovative technology for lighter and more efficient robotics hardware
AILOS-Robotics was founded by Stein Crispel, Pablo López García, and Prof. Dirk Lefeber, building on more than a decade of robotics research at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and BruBotics. The company was created to take a new generation of robotics hardware out of the lab and turn it into commercially deployable technology for humanoid robots, collaborative robots, exoskeletons, prosthetics, and other advanced robotic systems.
At the core of this technology is the new R2poweR gearbox, patented by AILOS and designed to deliver high reduction ratios while maintaining high torque density, efficiency, and backdrivability. This enables robotic actuators that can combine high power with the responsiveness and mechanical compliance required for advanced robotic applications.
AILOS has now moved from research and proof-of-concept development toward industrialization and commercial deployment. In 2025, the company secured €3.5 million in seed funding, backed by QBIC, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Wallonie Entreprendre, and finance&invest.brussels, to support the further development and scale-up of its technology.
Building the engineering team behind next-gen gearboxes
As an engineering company advancing new gearbox technology toward industrial-scale production, AILOS needs highly specialized mechanical engineering, mechatronics, industrial control, robotics, and technical sales profiles that truly understand the underlying technology behind its innovative robotics hardware.
Metheion will support AILOS with technical recruiting across
Gearbox Technology
Gearbox architecture, transmission design, gear systems, high-ratio reduction mechanisms, backdrivability, torque density, efficiency, mechanical losses, and optimisation of transmission performance.Gearbox Design
Concept development, mechanical design, 3D CAD, detailed drawings, gears, bearings, housings, tolerancing, GD&T, material selection, manufacturability, prototyping, and design optimisation for industrialisation.Actuation Systems
Integrated actuator development combining the gearbox, motor, mechanical transmission, sensing, and control requirements needed for robotic joints, including humanoid and collaborative robotics applications.Test Engineering & ValidationDesign and assembly of mechanical test benches, gearbox performance testing, torque and speed measurement, efficiency characterization, backdrivability testing, thermal behavior, vibration, reliability and endurance testing, sensor and DAQ systems, test protocol development, and analysis of experimental data.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical architecture, component design, prototyping, manufacturing interfaces, supplier collaboration, tolerancing, and optimisation of compact robotic hardware.Mechatronics
Integration of mechanical, electrical, sensing, actuation, and control elements into complete robotic actuator systems.Technical Sales
Technical sales and business development for robotic OEMs, system integrators, distributors, and industrial customers, requiring the ability to understand actuator technology and communicate its engineering value in real customer applications.
Experienced gearbox engineers are hard to find, especially when the technology goes beyond conventional designs. The right candidates may come from robotics, automotive, aerospace, wind energy, pumps, or other industries involving complex mechanical and electromechanical systems. The challenge is to identify engineers whose experience translates to AILOS’s technology and verify that they understand the underlying engineering principles well enough to work on its innovative gearbox designs.
That is where technical understanding matters. At Metheion, we look beyond job titles and keywords to assess candidates against the actual engineering challenges they will face.
We look forward to helping AILOS build the team that will develop the next generation of robotic actuation.
