Meet Andra Keay

Andra Keay is the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, an industry group supporting the innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies. Andra is also founder of Robot Launchpad for startups, and cofounder of Robot Garden, a new robotics hackerspace.

Andra is a core contributor to Robohub, the global site for news and views on robotics. She obtained her MA in Human-Robot Culture at the University of Sydney, Australia in 2011, building on a background as a robot geek, STEM educator and film-maker.

Andra graduated as an ABC film, television and radio technician in 1986 and obtained a BA in Communication from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Australia, in 1998 and has a Master of Digital Cultures in Human-Robot Culture from the University of Sydney.

About Silicon Valley Robotics

Silicon Valley Robotics is a not-for-profit coalition of robotics companies and startups, representing the robotics cluster of northern California. Silicon Valley Robotics was launched in 2010 by a network of robotics companies in the greater Bay Area including current sponsoring members, Jabil, Fetch Robotics, Bosch, SoftBank Robotics, SRI International, EandM Engineering and SICK Sensor Intelligence. John Dulchinos, VP of Global Automation at Jabil is the President of the association and Andra Keay is the Managing Director, in charge of daily operation.
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