Together with Marc Vermeulen, Erik Manders (1978) is the new face of the training “Design Principles for Precision Engineering.” For his graduation project under Nick Rosielle at TU Eindhoven, he designed a robotic eye, inspired by its human counterpart. This work immediately stood out. For his “Design of a Human-like Robotic Eye Unit,” Manders received the Wim van der Hoek Award in 2006, which was presented for the first time that year. The award was given “based on design quality, mathematical justification, and innovation,” according to the technical journal Mikroniek. He is now a member of the editorial board of this journal.
Manders climbed the academic ladder from MTS and HTS to university, and after graduating, he joined Philips Applied Technologies (which originated from Philips CFT). There, he held various roles in the design of mechatronic systems for medical devices and semiconductor machinery, eventually progressing to a system architect role. He later became a principal architect. After moving with the mechatronics team from Philips Engineering Services to ASML, Manders took on the same role at the lithography company.
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