Summary
Alexander Petrovsky is a VP of Engineering and robotics entrepreneur with over a decade of hands-on experience building industrial robotic systems from prototype to deployed fleets. He co-founded and served as CTO of WareVision, delivering autonomous mobile platforms and drone swarms for clients like Samsung and L'Oreal, and led development of robots used daily for autonomous stocktaking in Decathlon stores. At Yandex he progressed from lead engineer to VP, driving hardware and warehouse automation programs that blend mechanical design, microelectronics, and AI-enabled workflows. A four-time national and Eurobot vice-champion, he pairs competitive robotics pedigree with an academic track—MSc with excellence and ongoing PhD work in mechatronics—while mentoring students through successful theses. Notably, he also codes in C# for video surveillance and experiments with Unity game development, reflecting a rare mix of firmware/hardware depth and software versatility.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 5.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 5.0 at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
English, Russian, French