About Us
Let’s get real
Realtime Robotics was founded with the goal of transforming how robots and autonomous vehicles move.
Realtime Robotics has continued to transform automation, with products that provide trailblazing features such as risk-aware driving, high-productivity multi-robot workcells and automated robot vision that continuously calibrates itself.
Accomplishments
Kawasaki Robotics teams up with us to automate the programming, deployment, and control of its industrial robots
Summer
Yaskawa Nordic and Realtime Robotics deliver advanced automated solutions to logistics customers.
Winter
Realtime Robotics partners with Siemens to accelerate the integration of industrial robotic workcells.
Spring
Realtime Robotics begins selling the first commercial RapidPlan and beta RapidSense to customers internationally.
Spring
Realtime Robotics officially hits 25 employees and celebrates by moving into its own office.
Late Fall
NSF Phase 1 and DARPA Phase II grants plus additional commercial contracts enable beta production and expansion of engineering and commercial teams.
Realtime Robotics also begins selling and testing RapidPlan with international customers and partners.
Spring
DARPA Phase 1 landed, team expands to five employees that collaborates to complete the first demo of our RapidPlan product with precursors to RapidSense.
Early Spring
Realtime Robotics meets with first investors James Kuffner and SPARX, initiating seed funding.
George and Peter celebrated Cali-style with burgers. Also, land their first commercial contract.
Summer
Mutual contacts introduce Peter to the team who is fascinated by the technology and within a month he onboards as the CEO.
Early Spring
The team presents at RSS conference, which puts the technology on the map with robotic technologists.
Summer
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Our team
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Chidi Amala
Robotics Software Engineer
![Caio Amaral](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2X2t9rnhgBMM6gW2FTDnnL/d214548973d34fbfd9f34651ad82419a/Caio-Amaral.webp)
Caio Amaral
Software Engineer
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Mateus Amarante
Software Engineer
![Cassandra Bivins](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/3CrzE1hM5zWsjOLfQEmpLS/fba2a853830b6f6bb5a24d66a7ca8929/CassandraBivins.webp)
Cassandra Bivins
Controller
![Ajinkya Bombe](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/5UdkOqHXxsYogy3ClkLvYK/2b6c09a2e8c6fdebd587ca2594317b2f/AjinkaBombe.webp)
Ajinkya Bombe
Senior Applications Engineer
![Igor Brandao](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/6iWOfsZosv6yLaABS6vrmc/37339a88732d2c64ed173e18591d93cc/IgorBrandao.webp)
Igor Brandao
Software Engineer
![Kevin Carlin](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/qbzpUi5aeEhMwL9DgLx9h/07f31cb97eef6c7ddd386eac66e28d1f/Kevin-Carlin.webp)
Kevin Carlin
Chief Commercial Officer
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Deus Cayao
Applications Engineer
![Tyler Chaulk](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/5PnenoNTuIuqEJt3HACW36/ee536fd91a13d12511ca6d2f2cf6a9db/tylerChaulk.webp)
Tyler Chaulk
Engineering R&D Technician
![Matt Coady](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/5FLxXZL2ocb93kO8kflJTp/1a432df5c062b81f9720a71c5a874fda/mattCoady.webp)
Matt Coady
VP, Engineering
![Pete Conti](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/39NlSX6SzYGyS6koo1iOws/706772efe769d60b12ae4748382484a9/peteConti.webp)
Pete Conti
Director, SQA
![Molly Costa](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/6CniPGNM7TfNkhqgIYNNAu/d1a94a35fdd56e78fe94ef1e34ac69e3/mollyCosta.webp)
Molly Costa
Director, Fulfillment
![Aaysuh Damani](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2Ebpmhix4cbwBKQLAUs036/920423d0e7538e8f4829c66fbebd33a8/Aaysuh-Damani.png)
Aaysuh Damani
Staff Level Product Manager
![Steve Dias](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/6GWLTXxGNS7W0SWIJ7wlwi/187764299f22304ac82256dc7debb8a4/Steve_Dias.webp)
Steve Dias
Senior Director, Software Engineering
![Kurt Dudek](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/46KWV5gHOMNpivr3Pw0Jzj/48cfa4b003dd8b7fe2cbe5a8a0d41363/kurtDudek.webp)
Kurt Dudek
Product Manager
![Michael Ellison](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/7LdnOCnzTgpUg0rWTsgfw0/edad5621da29e49631c5dbf5153ecb42/Michael_Ellison.webp)
Michael Ellison
Principal Software Engineer
![Lucas Figueiredo](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/3uSGxKEbS9OyPK8FIZZGiG/3925c6f8f22d64857b8316285fb89e66/Lucas-Figueiredo.webp)
Lucas Figueiredo
Software Engineer
![Will Floyd-Jones](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/7mEU14zSi3JQYVNy2vMWI7/e4e283cfe3ece4bec47baf583f466932/willFloydJones.webp)
Will Floyd-Jones
Founder and Robotics Engineer
![Shun Gao](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/14tdUYTBEiSfA0KOOZYzsW/5728c1d4f66f003923908c320fb4ae22/Shun_Gao.webp)
Shun Gao
Director, Validation
![Kevin Ghozati](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/qmXS6Wgxihfp3sf1nfF20/b2d8fd209c377a60514ba20080e48e56/Kevin_Ghozati.webp)
Kevin Ghozati
Director, Software Engineering
![Lennart Gienger](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/76jhzFDJWgCzwRXNBJgcTg/324317b3429f39c23ff4a9ed81caaffb/Lennart_Gienger.webp)
Lennart Gienger
Senior Software Engineer
![Henrique Hideki Sampaio](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/5Uzfeqe8hLIl9VKpIs35OH/9d4bd4be3e0073dd216d32dede00946a/Henrique_Hideki_Sampaio.webp)
Henrique Hideki Sampaio
UI/UX Designer
![Mitz Hiratsuka](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/4ksXpL1DH3eDMNljmhTiSy/4cf0f61baee5fbff2d09f0f3ffeac7a9/mitzHiratsuka.webp)
Mitz Hiratsuka
Senior Management Team Member
![Iryna Hlushakova](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2Z0bclwonoT5tsdA4jDra2/9c113faee38343273a827fb53d12ba15/irynaHlushakova.webp)
Iryna Hlushakova
Senior Director, Marketing
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Peter Howard
President and CEO
![Rafiq Iqbal](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2GJsJ0fcJHVOD4CVCIiREF/fbe6d16a2c4619f6f2c6f8bdabc2bb33/rafiq-iqbal.png)
Rafiq Iqbal
Director, European Business Development
![Brian Jin](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/21aljYJDQlUVMhk5ttiWz8/52e406fd9a81f77dba8d6a2180941050/BrianJin.webp)
Brian Jin
Robotics Engineer
![Vladyslav Khyzhniak](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/21rgf3WQgPJk3kHKJLh3zC/17c26484d0acd95f86660247507704ed/vladyslavKhyzhniak.webp)
Vladyslav Khyzhniak
Software Engineer
![Wolfgang Klauer](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/54BKOzO3fz3dzaVB3ohlFa/d4ca43a59276e3443f0b7fae36b8326e/wolfgangKlauer.webp)
Wolfgang Klauer
SQA Technician
![Koji Kobayashi](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/1R78i8O5GxOgRDn96d1sJP/c491ed3b79ffcab6da7e23a4a77b8ee1/kojiKobayashi.webp)
Koji Kobayashi
VP, Commercial Business, Japan
![George Konidaris](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/1Nc4orhw54Bq9DdEyoyhGV/e2b302708d859288fae0e0eee712bc8c/georgeKonidaris.webp)
George Konidaris
Founder and Chief Roboticist
![Thomas Kugelman](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/4ofa4Da4sSf1h7tDXh2N3b/22ea8e3015796de3f05a08cabdcc4091/ThomasKugelman.webp)
Thomas Kugelman
Systems Software Engineer
![Kleber Lautan Guimaraes](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/51qjDzMCTkoE2STZdpL40W/d56d1d452f8dcc971cba75e518fc1598/Kleber-Lauton.webp)
Kleber Lautan Guimaraes
Test Engineer
![Angelo Liquido](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/BdGEvlGoTvL7xYw9ccLkc/1661ad9a479282386b63a70963ee936b/AngeloLiquido.webp)
Angelo Liquido
Senior Applications Engineer
![Harrison Liu](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/1mMMXXzKS7JdzRWxdxgesD/3fb9f8e469bf41ad8297cf97880409b3/Harrison_Liu.webp)
Harrison Liu
SQA Engineer
![Xianchao Long](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/12siTZ4LwJUtdzg6iZvuKM/dadc6e49978606e3ca9ca1e102261fa8/xianchaoLong.webp)
Xianchao Long
Senior Robotics Scientist
![Sean Murray](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/7o3mj45s3im7LEC7ZEMvgO/19b1563da14cc62ea82d9d85ce647393/seanMurray.webp)
Sean Murray
Founder and Robotic Systems Engineering Director
![Aarati Noronha](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/6qZsyUgizTfn2DfAgOMDIW/6b461f340c384f303e32d51644de9fd5/aaratiAndreaNoronha.webp)
Aarati Noronha
Perception Engineer
![Andreas Orthey](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/4Iwijw8VxCWy9oUPe3OfWb/3883846b0bbb8846c0ded247f5511b53/Andreas_Orthey.webp)
Andreas Orthey
Robotics Scientist
![Peter Englert](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/3wEFjZ3TsVeD4rMdjT0lwU/c6f40a4302d92557174e2fada261b614/Peter-Englet.webp)
Peter Englert
Staff Robotics Scientist
![Marcos Rodriguez](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2PChqiQDHo097KTyGUGjPi/8a5e0025b60607ba3ba680eb8c5ad686/marcosRodriguez.webp)
Marcos Rodriguez
Technical Support Engineer
![Neil Roza](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/5ZSE4u7T2uyXfTjJFbC9P/a9f43063b8b6ad617a27f5bc49ffbe56/neilRoza.webp)
Neil Roza
Systems Software Engineer
![Christoph Siefert](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/78RQ4CcLwTMI9C8gOzgypM/7f02db526b888ab68e0024a8ad72cbf9/Christoph-Siefert.webp)
Christoph Siefert
Strategic Business Development, Europe
![Arne Sieverling](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2elrmUHLTNCNEniVUEI3AG/c9d3a62378efa2eab3d0aa1129f2529a/arneSieverling.webp)
Arne Sieverling
Senior Robotics Scientist
![Chris Smith](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/hHbs91ooiMOCevBhE5eCk/c0864f10d9a398aa72fb86a531c189d4/chrisSmith.webp)
Chris Smith
Lead Robotics Engineer
![Ivan Sobol](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/2aPc4JLUD0tQ55biXJKjCm/8104b6a847f7482652ef2dc9eaeab5d5/Ivan_Sobol.webp)
Ivan Sobol
Software Engineer
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Alex Soler Fenoll
Senior Applications Engineer
![Matthew Somerville](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/3MXeBHLFjkjoM5hyGvIt7Y/df298e7fd52a845c9f72ee818bfeb45f/matt-somerville.webp)
Matthew Somerville
Director of Sales, North America
![Dan Sorin](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/74Gtvu1yF9b9fPOeE39nIX/548da70e7923e30e200d4b3639d0b5df/danSorin.webp)
Dan Sorin
Founder and Chief Architect
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Alejandro Suarez
Director, Product and Projects
![Stefie Tellex](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/6lJoMrTY0aicjBhu2JCMhv/1eb597ecb885e2642df6099ba9975502/stefanieTellex.webp)
Stefie Tellex
Senior Advisor, Perception
![Carlos Terra](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/25Mkl4K639lbH57RqO1Lxg/04c649ce68635479d085bec5404bf791/Carlos_Terra.webp)
Carlos Terra
Software Engineer
![Ty Tremblay](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/4uR2hc4Z66sjLJs52evtAm/2e2a4be2e224630cf60904e6b0e39da4/tyTremblay.webp)
Ty Tremblay
Software Engineer
![Maggie Weeks](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/7oSCovYZo3Y2s3BrQH7uxf/116e1f26ded2f6f795dca40d25726934/maggieWeeks.webp)
Maggie Weeks
Director, Marketing
![Matthew Wussow](http://images.ctfassets.net/a4844fppyyg5/4Btjys6sBoeOveZFsQiyt3/48b0fdcc6d1329c624b6b0e17291bc03/matt-wussow.webp)
Matthew Wussow
Manager, Applications Engineering
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Our Values
Radical transformation
Lead revolution via practical solutions
Actionable accountability
Build trust by holding ourselves accountable and building actionable solutions
Passion for collaboration
Embody trust, respect, and embrace working together
Invested in transparency
Committed to openness about our shared mission and risks
Driven through feedback
Continuously use internal and external feedback to advance