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Dr. Tessa Lau
CEO / Co-Founder
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Dr. Tessa Lau is an experienced entrepreneur with expertise in AI, machine learning, and robotics. She is currently the CEO/Founder at Dusty Robotics, which develops robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce. Prior to Dusty, she was CTO/Co-Founder at Savioke, where she orchestrated the deployment of 75+ delivery robots into hotels and high-rises. Previously, Dr. Lau was a Research Scientist at Willow Garage, where she developed simple interfaces for personal robots. She also spent 11 years at IBM Research working in business process automation and knowledge capture. 

More generally, Dr. Lau is interested in technology that gives people superpowers and building businesses that bring that technology into people’s lives. Dr. Lau was recognized as one of the Top 5 Innovative Women to Watch in Robotics by Inc. in 2018 and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in 2015. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
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Dr. Philipp Herget
CTO / Co-Founder
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Dr. Philipp Herget is an engineer, scientist, and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience across numerous engineering disciplines, with a focus on hardware. Currently, he is Co-Founder/CTO at Dusty Robotics, which develops robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce. Prior to Dusty, he led robotics hardware and robot/elevator integration at Savioke; before that, he was an advanced scientist and engineer at IBM Research, where he contributed to magnetic simulations, magnetic and electrical designs, mechanical actuator designs, and software and hardware to improve testing.

More generally, Dr. Herget believes that the most interesting problems lie at the intersection of technology and business. Given a set of business constraints, he enjoys exploring the white space and coming up with creative solutions where a modest amount of technical work can produce great leverage over business goals. He loves the creativity inherent to the engineering process. His belief is that technical solutions should be simple; complex systems can be difficult to build and maintain. He feels strongly about designing simple, elegant solutions that meet customer needs.

Dr. Herget is a prolific inventor with more than 30 patents and holds a PhD in electrical and computer engineering, physics, and materials science from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Dusty Robotics Raises $45M; Announces the Industry’s First Hardware, Software and Services Solution to Eliminate Construction Errors Through Advanced Robotics
In Q1 2022 alone, contractors nationwide deployed Dusty’s FieldPrinter solution to print floor plans on 25 million square feet of construction sites
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Industry-leading Swinerton is One of the First Construction Companies with Trained In-House Operators for Dusty Robotics
General contractor Swinerton is officially the first construction company with fully-trained in-house operators for developer of robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce.
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Dusty Robotics Raises $16.5M in Series A Funding
Dusty Robotics, developer of robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce, today announced that it has closed a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canaan Partners and joined by returning investors NextGen Venture Partners, Baseline Ventures, Root Ventures, and Cantos Ventures. The financing brings Dusty’s total funding to date to $23.7 million.
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