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Damion Shelton

Founder

Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board at Agility Robotics

Greater Pittsburgh Region

FoundedAgility Robotics

About

Damion Shelton is co-founder and chairman of Agility Robotics, a company that develops humanoid robots for warehouse and logistics applications. He served as the company's CEO from 2015 to 2024, during which it raised over $200M across multiple funding rounds and brought to market one of the first humanoid robots sold for non-research use; in 2024 he stepped down as CEO to focus on public policy work related to robot ethics and the future of work. Earlier, he co-founded threeRivers 3D, which produced a low-cost 3D scanner for the shoe orthotic industry and was acquired in 2012, and his technical background includes work on the ITK medical image analysis toolkit from 2000 to 2006.

Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board at Agility Robotics

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Agility Robotics's investors · 12

Big Brain HoldingsLos AngelesDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksHARPER COURT VENTURESChicagoManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMFV PartnersSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $5M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018Safar PartnersCambridgeSoftBank Vision FundLondonSony Ventures CorporationTokyoStout Street CapitalDenver · $250K checksThe Robotics HubPittsburgh

Co-founders at Agility Robotics

JHJonathan Hurst
Jonathan HurstCo-founder & Chief Robot Officer

Experience

  1. Agility RoboticsCo-founder and Chairmancurrent2025 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. Agility RoboticsPresident2024 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. Agility RoboticsCEO2015 — 2024Greater Pittsburgh Area
  4. threeRivers 3D, Inc.3D Imaging Consultant2015 — 2016
  5. threeRivers 3D, Inc.CTO2007 — 2015
  6. University of PittsburghAdjunct Faculty2007 — 2012
  7. Carnegie Mellon UniversityGraduate student2001 — 2007

Skills & more

ManagementC++6C3Embedded Systems5Matlab3D Scanning1Robotics2Machine VisionStart-ups2Business Development1Software Development6Programming4
+9 moreSoftware DesignQtComputer VisionArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningAlgorithmsImage ProcessingSoftware EngineeringComputer Science

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Damion Shelton?
Damion Shelton is co-founder and chairman of Agility Robotics, a company that develops humanoid robots for warehouse and logistics applications. He served as the company's CEO from 2015 to 2024, during which it raised over $200M across multiple funding rounds and brought to market one of the first humanoid robots sold for non-research use; in 2024 he stepped down as CEO to focus on public policy work related to robot ethics and the future of work. Earlier, he co-founded threeRivers 3D, which produced a low-cost 3D scanner for the shoe orthotic industry and was acquired in 2012, and his technical background includes work on the ITK medical image analysis toolkit from 2000 to 2006.
Where does Damion Shelton work?
Damion Shelton is Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board of Agility Robotics.
What companies did Damion Shelton found?
Damion Shelton founded Agility Robotics.
Where did Damion Shelton go to school?
Damion Shelton studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D., Robotics); University of Pittsburgh (BS/BA, Bioengineering / History and Philosophy of Science).

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