Robotics is an advanced technology that will change the way we live our lives. Many of the robots we’ve seen so far have been very impressive...and also impractical.

We founded inVia Robotics with a simple mission to automate repetitive tasks so people can focus on doing more meaningful work. For us that means automating warehouse order fulfillment tasks like inventory picking and replenishment, with a system that combines the power of physical robots with AI-driven software. In order to give our customers high-value solutions, we’ve had to become experts in not only the integration of robotic hardware and software, but also in the daily operations of warehouses and distribution centers. We are solving problems that haven’t been solved before, and that creates a lot of big challenges and even bigger rewards.

Bio: Rand Voorhies, CTO & Co-founder, inVia Robotics

Rand is a technology and robotics expert focussed on leading driving the inVia engineering team that builds behind the integrated software driving the robotics system solution. This includes product development, customer technology/software support, and management of technology investment strategy management.

Prior to inVia, Rand worked within NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory during his Ph.D. i program. Ran completed his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. in computer science and robotics at the University of Southern California. Rand enthusiastically joined Dan and Lior in co-founding inVia Robotics to apply intelligent automation robots to the e-commerce industry.

In his free time, Rand enjoys Olympic weightlifting and restoring his 1971 Datsun 240Z.

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