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Andrea L. Thomaz

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Founder at Diligent Robotics

Austin, Texas, United States

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About

Andrea L. Thomaz is the founder and CEO of Diligent Robotics, which she started eight years ago and which was acquired by Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV) in January 2026; under her leadership, the company's hospital robot Moxi was deployed across more than 25 U.S. health systems and completed over 1.25 million autonomous deliveries. She holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab and previously served as a tenured Associate Professor at UT Austin and Georgia Tech, where she led the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab, and has authored two books and more than 50 peer-reviewed papers on human-robot interaction. Her service includes roles on the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers program, and as an NSF review panelist.

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Diligent Robotics's investors · 13

ATPAustin · since 2025Boom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checks · since 2025Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks · since 2025DNX PARTNERSSan Mateo · since 2025Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Grit VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Next Coast VenturesAustin · $2M – $4M checks · since 2025Pathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checks · since 2025Plum Alley InvestmentsNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2025The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025Ubiquity VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Diligent Robotics

VCVivian Chu
Vivian ChuFounder

Experience

  1. Diligent RoboticsFounder & CEO | Acquired by Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV), January 2026current2017 — presentAustin, TX
  2. The University of Texas at AustinAssociate Professorcurrent2016 — present
  3. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssociate Professor2013 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
  4. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssistant Professor2007 — 2013Greater Atlanta Area
  5. Microsoft CorporationResearch Internship2003
  6. International Business MachinesScientist/Engineer1999 — 2000

Skills & more

C++4Matlab2LaTeX1Machine Learning25Human Computer Interaction13Artificial Intelligence18Robotics10Algorithms11Research4Science2Software Engineering1Simulations5
+3 moreComputer ScienceComputer VisionProgramming

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Who is Andrea L. Thomaz?
Andrea L. Thomaz is the founder and CEO of Diligent Robotics, which she started eight years ago and which was acquired by Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV) in January 2026; under her leadership, the company's hospital robot Moxi was deployed across more than 25 U.S. health systems and completed over 1.25 million autonomous deliveries. She holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab and previously served as a tenured Associate Professor at UT Austin and Georgia Tech, where she led the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab, and has authored two books and more than 50 peer-reviewed papers on human-robot interaction. Her service includes roles on the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers program, and as an NSF review panelist.
Where does Andrea L. Thomaz work?
Andrea L. Thomaz is Founder of Diligent Robotics.
What companies did Andrea L. Thomaz found?
Andrea L. Thomaz founded Diligent Robotics.
Where did Andrea L. Thomaz go to school?
Andrea L. Thomaz studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Media Arts & Sciences); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M., Media Arts & Sciences); The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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