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Robert Lacroix

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Senior Partner and Chief Engineering Officer at Innovobot

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

About

Robert Lacroix is Senior Partner and Chief Engineering Officer at Innovobot, where he oversees systems engineering across artificial intelligence, IoT, hardware, and robotics applications. With 25 years in product development, he has led multi-national engineering teams on projects including a mobile haptic feedback software stack deployed in over 1 billion devices and computer vision-based 3D pose estimation technology for mobile health applications. His experience spans digital healthcare, automotive electronics, and human-machine interfaces, and he holds more than 50 patents; he has also supported business development efforts with major electronics manufacturers including Samsung, LG, and Nokia.

Experience

  1. InnovobotSenior Partner and Chief Engineering Officercurrent2026 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  2. Hinge HealthVP Engineering, Artificial Intelligence2021 — 2026Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  3. wrnchVP R&D2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  4. DirectedVP Engineering2018 — 2020Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  5. Immersion CorporationVice President, Research & Development2012 — 2018Montreal, Canada Area
  6. Immersion CorporationVice President, Engineering | Vice President Engineering, Touch Interface Products2008 — 2011San Jose, California
  7. Immersion CorporationGeneral Manager – Canada | Program Director, Mobility Engineering2003 — 2008Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  8. Immersion CorporationChief Driver Programmer2000 — 2002Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
  9. Canadian Space AgencySoftware Development Contractor1997 — 2000
  10. Haptic TechnologiesFirmware Development Contractor1997 — 2000

Education

  1. McGill UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Business StrategyMachine LearningInternet of Things (IoT)HardwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionStrategic RoadmapsSoftware Development31Embedded Systems21Mobile Devices17Product Development22System Architecture10
+12 moreProgram ManagementLinuxHapticsStart-upsEmbedded SoftwareAndroidEngineering ManagementR&DC++JavaMobile ApplicationsAgile Methodologies

Languages English · French

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Robert's professional profile.

Colleagues at Innovobot

Alice Ying
Director of Finance at Innovobot
Daniel Shor
Research Director, Europe at Innovobot
Danny Grant
CTO and Founding Partner at Innovobot
Erin Ramsay
Commercial Partner - Consumer Electronics at Innovobot
Fadi Albatal
Chief Strategy Officer at Innovobot
Françoise Lyon
Member of the Board at Innovobot
Gijs Ijpma
Director of Systems Engineering at Innovobot
Guy Lafond
President of Labs at Innovobot

Frequently asked questions

Where does Robert Lacroix work?
Robert Lacroix is Senior Partner and Chief Engineering Officer at Innovobot.

Same school

Also attended McGill University411

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hinge Health11

Clarey ZhuInvestor at HeadlineBen BlumePartner at AtomicoChristina FaPrincipal at NewView CapitalJim PursleyCommercial Advisor at Define VenturesElliott RobinsonPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersShelley ZhuangFounder and Managing Partner at 11.2 Capital

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Also worked at wrnch1

Helge SeetzenCEO and Managing Partner at TandemLaunch

Also worked at Immersion Corporation6

Anne DeGheestMentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance PartnersDanny GrantCTO and Founding Partner at InnovobotDean ChangInterim Chief Innovation Officer, University of Maryland, College Park at University System of Maryland Momentum FundManuel CruzPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of HMI Lab at InnovobotPedro GregorioPartner, Head of Robotics Lab at InnovobotNeil OlienPresident & Managing Director, The Haptics Company at Innovobot

Also worked at Canadian Space Agency2

Pedro GregorioPartner, Head of Robotics Lab at InnovobotBrendan WoodFounder at SnapTrade