Parker is Director of Product at Apptronik, a leading developer of humanoid robots. Conroy has worked in robotics for more than a decade, guiding product management teams to design and deploy thousands of industrial robotic arms, autonomous mobile robots, drones, and now, humanoid robots.
Prior to Apptronik, he was Director of Robotics Product Development at Verizon, where he led product management and robotics strategy in 5G and multi-access edge computing. Conroy previously spent five-plus years leading mobile robotics development at Omron Robotics and Safety.
His graduate research focused on optimal control of UAV swarms, which led him directly into developing teams who designed the features of one of the first industrial autonomous fleet control systems. Parker’s experience guides development roadmaps that target cutting edge research grounded in reliable architectures, balancing innovation with mature technologies.