Ruberg, Christian

Christian Ruberg BE, MBA, is the joint program leader for CSIRO’s Future Digital Manufacturing initiative, including emerging Industry 4.0 technologies, a role liaising between the Manufacturing physical science research areas and the Data61 information and algorithmic sciences. He has a family background in toolmaking, and a 35 year career in robotic automation systems development, integration and commercialisation, and covering light parts assembly, injection moulded plastics, raw wool laser metrology, and value chain technology in red meat processing. The later featuring significant R&D investments in lamb and beef automation and associated advanced measurement systems utilising x-ray and machine vision technologies. He is a volunteer director of the Robotics Australia Group, and Chair of the IoTAA Manufacturing workstream. His career mission since graduation has been to advance Australian manufacturing through technology and innovation.