About
Wilson Ruotolo holds a PhD from Stanford in robotic hand design and has worked with NASA on exploration end-effectors and on underwater artifact retrieval prototypes. He is a co-founder of Hedgehog, developing robotics for mushroom production.
Founder at HedgehogYC S22
Intro paths
Wilson went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Hedgehog's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Wilson can intro founders to Hedgehog's investors below.
Hedgehog's investors · 4
Co-founders at Hedgehog
Experience
- HedgehogChief Technology Officercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Education
- Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics2016 — 2021
- Stanford UniversityMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering2016 — 2018
- University of VirginiaBachelor's degree, Physics2012 — 2016
- University of VirginiaBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering2012 — 2016
- University of VirginiaMinor, Computer Science2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Languages English · Spanish
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Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Stanford University mafia721
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University of Virginia mafia63
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