Colin Smith

Colin Smith has worked in the robotics industry since 2012. In that year, they began as a Laboratory Technician at California Polytechnic State University. In 2013, they joined AccuAir Suspension as a Product Development Engineer, where they worked with Abaqus numerical modeling, CAE and Python scripting, vehicle suspension component design, testing, analysis and tuning, and LabVIEW data acquisition, control system, and application development. In 2017, they started at Abeloff Innovations LLC as a Robotics Engineering Consultant and Founder. In 2018, they became Firmware Lead and Co-Founder at Sdroller Robotics. In 2020, they became Co-Founder and CTO at Adinkra. Currently, they are a Senior Robotics Engineer at Vermeer and a Senior Robotics Consultant at Abeloff Innovations LLC.

Colin Smith attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo from 2011-2016, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering. Colin then went on to pursue a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Robotics at the University of Colorado Boulder, which they are expected to complete in 2023.