Filip built his first robot in 7th grade. Now he has jumped into entrepreneurial life: “It just feels right”

Robots for industry and warehousing are typically something we associate with large corporations and heavy engineering teams. But in an industrial building in western Aarhus, five young men are trying to do things differently. One step at a time – and one robot part at a time – they are building a robotic system that can automate warehouse management. One of them is Filip Kamronn.

Filip is 28 years old and co-founder of Kangaroo Robotics. He doesn’t have the classic entrepreneurial CV, which suits him just fine. For him, it’s not about quick exits or pitch decks. It’s about building something that works.

“We’re a small team, but we have a huge respect for each other’s skills. It’s trust that drives us forward,” he says.

Filip is in charge of hardware and construction in the team. He’s the one who draws, bends, welds and assembles so that the software has something physical to talk to. It sounds mundane, and it is – but that’s exactly where Filip thrives.

“I didn’t have a business plan in my desk drawer. But when the opportunity arose, I could feel it was now. I decided to take the chance – and it felt right,” he says.

From tool designer to robotics entrepreneur – a shift driven by creativity and curiosity

Before joining Kangaroo Robotics, Filip worked designing production tools for gutters and downpipes in a classic industrial company. It was a stable job with a fixed framework and a good salary, but also a working life where everyday life was similar. At some point it became too much of the same.

“I had made a lot of tools and could feel it starting to repeat itself. It was exciting at first, but I felt I was ready for something different. I wanted to build something that was more my own,” he says.

Filip had already studied both Production Technology and later a Bachelor of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. But entrepreneurship was still a vague concept to him – until a former classmate called and said: “We need someone who can build the robot itself. I thought of you.”

It was the beginning of Kangaroo Robotics, and a career change that led Filip away from fixed workflows and towards sketch paper, laser cuts and startup chaos.

“I didn’t become a co-founder because I was chasing the title. I joined because there was a need and because it sounded exciting. Then we took it from there,” he says.

Today, he is part of a five-person team where everyone has their own area – from software and AI to branding and business development. It all comes together in a physical robot that must be able to solve specific tasks. It’s not enough that it looks smart – it has to work. And that motivates Filip.

“My role is to make things move. In other words, in concrete terms. If something doesn’t work, I’m the one who has to fix it. It’s super practical – and super satisfying.”

Growing up with screwdrivers and YouTube robots

The urge to create didn’t come out of the blue. In my childhood home, there were always things on the kitchen table that were disassembled. Electronics, remote controls and motors that could be taken apart. It was neither neat nor tidy, but it was Philip’s playground.

“My dad would often bring broken things home from work and we would take them apart together. I loved that. I wanted to know how things fit together,” he says.

In 7th grade, Filip built his first small robot – a simple construction with sensors that made it change direction when it hit a wall. He found the blueprint in a hobby magazine and built it at home with remote control and 9-volt batteries. Today, it still sits on his bookshelf.

“It was YouTube that got me hooked. I saw videos of robots from Honda and Boston Dynamics and it blew me away. They could walk, balance, and it almost looked like they had personality,” he says.

Later, he attended HTX, where he really opened his eyes to technical drawing and 3D modeling. Then he studied production technology, and finally he took an extra degree in innovation. It all pulled in the same direction: a deeper understanding of how to go from idea to product – and how to make it work as a business.

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“I always knew I wanted to build things. But I didn’t know it could lead to something that feels as right as this,” he says.

Today, he lives with his girlfriend in a newly purchased house that they are renovating. Here, too, his hands are in use. So when he’s not working on the robot, he’s building a kitchen, laying floors – or playing with drones in the backyard.

Entrepreneurship with trust and balance – not blind faith in unicorns

There’s no hype, no wild investor dreams and no long lectures on market potential when you talk to Filip Kamronn. Yes, he’s an entrepreneur, but not the type to disrupt the world. For him, it’s about creating something together with people he trusts. And about making it all come together – including life outside of work.

“I’ve always felt that you just have to do your best. Then you have to take things one day at a time. If we succeed here, it’s because we’re doing it properly – not because we’re running the fastest,” he says.

Filip and the rest of the team at Kangaroo Robotics work hard. There are deadlines, strategy weekends and late nights in the workshop. But there are also laughs, podcasts and coffee breaks. And not least, a space for trust.

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“We trust each other 100 percent. I know the software and the business is in order. They trust me to make the robot physically work. That’s what makes it possible to build something as complex as a robot – five people holding each other up.”

And while they want to grow and scale, they have no ambition to push themselves over the edge.

“We don’t have to burn out to succeed. We need to build a business that can last. And we need to be able to look each other in the eye while we do it,” he says.

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