Andrew Gillies is the co-founder and CTO of Urban Machine. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Toronto and PhD in Biomechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Andrew is a serial entrepreneur, co-founding several companies before Urban Machine, including consumer robotics and mass-market consumer hardware/software products.Andrew is passionate about impact-driven businesses and discovering tech solutions to global challenges. His vast experience with entrepreneurship, executing engineering vision, and successfully leading highly cross-functional teams has won Andrew many accolades. When not developing and improving robotics, Gillies is an outdoor enthusiast with a pension for adventure and building cool stuff.