People of Long Now

Simone Davalos is Owner of Combots LLC.  Her work centers on robotics education and the promotion of tomorrow’s engineers. Combots LLC seeks to provide an entertaining and educational experience in robotics and engineering for audiences of all ages. Their exhibitions (The Combots Cup, Robogames, private corporate events) combine the excitement of extreme sports events with the solid foundation of engineering and art.

Now in its fourth year, Combots LLC continues to foster associations with entities such as NASA Ames Research, Federation International Robotsoccer Association (FIRA), Carnegie Mellon University, San Francisco State University, The Robotics Society of America, The X Cup, and a variety of other national and international associations and institutions of higher education.

Commercial partnerships include O’Reilly Media, Make Magazine, Hi-Tec USA, Fujitsu, Servo Magazine, Parallax Electronics, Wowee, The Flaming Lotus Girls, TechShop, and Burning Art Inc.

Simone is also a contributor to Gridskipper, the urban travel guide.

Read her LinkedIn profile. Read her blog! Check out RoboGames.