Summary
Christopher Tomaszewski is a robotics research scientist and entrepreneur with 14 years of experience building cost-effective, multi-agent autonomous systems for environmental and defense applications. Based in Woodstock, Georgia, he currently leads research at Georgia Tech Research Institute while co-founding Platypus LLC to commercialize robotic surface vehicle teams for environmental monitoring. His background blends CMU-trained robotics research—designing low-cost airboats, optimizing hull and fan duct designs, and implementing control and path-planning on embedded platforms—with practical field deployments of UAV and manned-unmanned teaming systems. He holds dual BS degrees in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, an MS and PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon, and is notable for translating academic prototypes into rugged, manufacturable platforms. Colleagues know him for squeezing down system cost and fault tolerance without sacrificing robustness, a skill honed across lab, industry, and hands-on field testing.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Brooklawn Middle School
Academy for Math, Science, and Engineering
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University