The Team

At its heart, Formabotics is a group of friends who met at NASA and are passionate about aerospace and autonomy.

Gary Holmgren

CEO

Experienced in industrial drone design and robotics system development at NASA. Leads prototyping and product development, specializing in autonomous systems and mechatronics.

Victoria Ortega

CTO

NASA lunar rover R&D expert. Led critical design reviews and testing campaigns for the ISRU Pilot Excavator. Heads robotic design and testing for Drover.

Taylor Waddell

CSO

PhD candidate at Berkeley leading SpaceCAL team. Systems engineering expert with startup experience. Specializes in hardware-software integration and embedded systems.

Tyler Kwok

COO

AI and simulation specialist. Researcher in SLAM, exoskeletons, and HCI. Leads autonomy development, simulation, and UI/UX design.