Kayla Matheus

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The short version: I’m a product leader and strategist with a background in social robotics and IOT, behavioral design, and startups. After a decade in industry, I am currently pursuing my PhD in human-robot interaction at Yale University in order to dive deeper into the user experiences and technologies of the future. I believe that smartphone screens are the UI of the past, and that the key to the future lies in more immersive, tangible, and human technologies. I’ve spent the latest phase of my career building these types of experiences, whether a social robot for health habits, a conversational AI for sleep, or an electric vehicle charger that comes to life. I seek to build a future where our devices help us become who we want to be, rather than sucking our energy and attention away from what it means to be human. Prior to pursuing my PhD, I was the VP of Product at Volta Charging, responsible for millions in revenue from EV charging and media products based in connected hardware and machine learning. I was also the founder and CEO of MOTI, a minimal social robot to help user build daily health habits. A few highlights from these roles and others include: • Led the end-to-end de

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