Azalea Robotics Corporation

Automating airport baggage handling with robots.

Y CombinatorSummer 2024ActiveIndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics

What they do

Problem

Airports struggle to handle growing baggage volumes efficiently and reliably, leading to bottlenecks and baggage mishandling.

Solution

Azalea Robotics provides intelligent robotic systems that automate airport baggage handling operations to improve throughput and reduce errors.

Who it's for

Airports and airport operators that manage baggage handling infrastructure and operations.

Founders

David Millard

Founder

David is a roboticist and software engineer with a background in mathematics and computer science. He previously worked as a software engineer at Google X on the Everyday Robots project, Microsoft, and at IronOx (W16). David's doctoral research focused on robotic systems manipulating non-rigid objects and was funded by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship. He has published research with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Ames Research Center, and Google DeepMind.

John B. Stroud

Founder

John B. is a finance and operations professional with experience in airline operations, management consulting, and large-scale operations finance. He has a full-time MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. From his time at United Airlines, John B. understands the inner workings of major international airlines and the inherent challenges of running manual baggage handling systems that he brings to Azalea Robotics.