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Robert Mcknight

Founder of Agentic Labs

New York, New York

Overview 

Robert McKnight is the Founder of Agentic Labs, known for AI software development and innovative software documentation methods. With a background that includes roles at companies like Tesla and SpaceX, he brings expertise in robotics engineering and software development to his current role. Highlights of Robert's career include founding Agentic Labs, specializing in AI software development, and his experience as a Robotics Engineer at Blue River Technology. His current focus is on creating software documentation that is interactive and user-friendly.

Work Experience 

  • Founder

    2023 - Current

    YC W24

Agentic Labs helps software systems to grow, adapt, and change by integrating AI into the development process.

Raised $500,000.00 from Pioneer Fund and Y Combinator.

  • Consultant

    2022 - 2023

  • Managing Partner

    2021 - 2022

  • Investment Partner

    2020 - 2021

Dorm Room Fund is the strongest community of entrepreneurial students in the nation.

  • Summer Associate

    2021 - 2021

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

  • Robotics Engineer

    2019 - 2020

    Building autonomous tractors - Multiplied system throughput 10-fold by optimizing CV and robotics algorithms. - Developed a more efficient algorithm for detecting objects that fixed showstopping delays in detection. - Deployed an end-to-end system that simulated difficult tractor and field conditions and generated performance metrics.

Blue River Technology is an agriculture equipment company.

Raised $31,099,998.00 from Khosla Ventures, Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), Aliment Capital, Innovation Endeavors, DCVC and Syngenta Ventures.

  • Software Engineer - Autopilot

    2018 - 2019

    - Combined vehicle sensors with fleet-sourced maps to localize the vehicle to inform control. - Evaluated new sources of fleet information to better inform the localization algorithms. - Coordinated test drivers and engineering stakeholders to collect Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS ground truth data to validate ML models and localization systems.

Tesla Motors is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.

Raised $19,374,213,101.00 from European Union, PennDOT, Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

  • Flight Software Intern

    2016 - 2016

    • Worked on telemetric data flows between the vehicle and the ground-stations • Revamped a tool to automatically validate defined data flows between the vehicle and the ground

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that focuses on reducing the costs associated with space travel by using reusable rockets.

Raised $9,770,343,846.00 from Roman Smolevskiy.

  • Autopilot Intern

    2016 - 2016

    • Created stochastic error models for various sensors to quantify their accuracy in real situations • Built a tool to ingest and parse driving data for use in mapping applications • Designed and implemented various simulated scenarios for validation of Autopilot Software

Tesla Motors is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.

Raised $19,374,213,101.00 from European Union, PennDOT, Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

  • Software Engineering Intern

    2015 - 2015

    • Analyzed impact of reducing exposure time and increasing ISO to reduce motion blur in images. • Implemented nonparametric filtering in images to reduce noise caused by increased image ISO. • Utilized Kanade–Lucas–Tomasi (KLT) feature tracking to quantify motion in images and Points of Interest. • Synthesized KLT motion and ambient light metrics to extract a new Auto-Exposure routine.

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

  • Interim Engineering Intern

    2014 - 2014

    • Used knowledge of TCP/IP protocols to design and experiment with ways of improving network connectivity. • Designed and tested methods of aggregating multiple wireless data technologies

Ultra-Scan Corporation is an identity management solutions provider and a pioneer in development of high accuracy, fingerprint Technology.

Raised $18,000,000.00 from Tom Golisano.

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