We founded Humatics on the thesis that growth in the built world requires observing what can only be seen by data matched with precision positioning — eliminating the blind spots to see and act in our dynamic world. Starting in robotics, we’ve expanded to critical sectors throughout the physical world that we all live and collaborate in. We seek to enable people to be more productive at work and ensure efficient, equitable means of getting to work — providing people more time and energy to focus on what matters.
We provide competitive financial packages complete with equity, 401K, and life insurance. We praise accomplishments and great work through awards, career growth opportunities, and “tacos” from your colleagues.
We value you as a person and treat your wellbeing as a top priority. Stay healthy with generous health benefits for you and your family. Also, because inspired minds need a break, we offer a generous vacation package and a hybrid work environment.
We prize learning that improves us in the office and life. This includes time off for career development and financial support for anything from a book to a conference.
James Kinsey is an engineer, entrepreneur, and executive committed to building and delivering solutions to globally critical challenges such as climate change, equitable transportation, and advanced manufacturing. James joined Humatics in 2016 as one of its founding officers and has worked in all aspects of the business including leading Milo software and systems development, winning and delivering multiple train signalling projects with the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and founding Humatics’ Mobility.
Prior to Humatics, James Kinsey was on the scientific staff at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, researching underwater navigation, autonomy, and field robotics. He developed and deployed technologies on ocean exploration vehicles including the Alvin Manned Submersible, Sentry AUV, Jason ROV, Nereus HROV, and Nereid Under Ice. He spent over a year at sea, visiting locations from Challenger Deep to the Arctic, on expeditions including surveying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and mapping shipwrecks.
James holds a PhD from The Johns Hopkins University and a BE from Stony Brook University. He is an author or co-author on over 100 publications and patents.
James Kinsey is an engineer, entrepreneur, and executive committed to building and delivering solutions to globally critical challenges such as climate change, equitable transportation, and advanced manufacturing. James joined Humatics in 2016 as one of its founding officers and has worked in all aspects of the business including leading Milo software and systems development, winning and delivering multiple train signalling projects with the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and founding Humatics’ Mobility.
Prior to Humatics, James Kinsey was on the scientific staff at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, researching underwater navigation, autonomy, and field robotics. He developed and deployed technologies on ocean exploration vehicles including the Alvin Manned Submersible, Sentry AUV, Jason ROV, Nereus HROV, and Nereid Under Ice. He spent over a year at sea, visiting locations from Challenger Deep to the Arctic, on expeditions including surveying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and mapping shipwrecks.
James holds a PhD from The Johns Hopkins University and a BE from Stony Brook University. He is an author or co-author on over 100 publications and patents.
David co-founded Humatics™ in 2015 with a mission to revolutionize how people and machines locate, navigate and collaborate. He is a professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT as well as the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, and Chair of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future. An expert on the myriad relationships between people and autonomous robots, he has participated in more than 25 oceanographic expeditions and is an inventor on 34 patents in autonomous helicopters, AI-assisted piloting, and RF navigation. He is the author of seven books, including Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy (2015), Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight (2008), and The New Lunar Society: An Enlightenment Guide to the Next Industrial Revolution (2025). David has undergraduate degrees from Yale and a Ph.D. from MIT. He is Cofounder of Unless, an investment firm that is catalyzing the next industrial revolution.
David co-founded Humatics™ in 2015 with a mission to revolutionize how people and machines locate, navigate and collaborate. He is a professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT as well as the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, and Chair of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future. An expert on the myriad relationships between people and autonomous robots, he has participated in more than 25 oceanographic expeditions and is an inventor on 34 patents in autonomous helicopters, AI-assisted piloting, and RF navigation. He is the author of seven books, including Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy (2015), Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight (2008), and The New Lunar Society: An Enlightenment Guide to the Next Industrial Revolution (2025). David has undergraduate degrees from Yale and a Ph.D. from MIT. He is Cofounder of Unless, an investment firm that is catalyzing the next industrial revolution.
Amy Villeneuve is a tech executive, board director and advisor to technology startups. As President and COO of Kiva Systems and Vice President of Amazon, Villeneuve spearheaded the growth of this robotics startup into a profitable venture, ultimately leading to Kiva’s acquisition by Amazon for $775M. Villeneuve then led Kiva’s successful integration into Amazon, driving the automation of fulfillment centers worldwide, and positioned its rebranding as Amazon Robotics.
Prior to joining Kiva, Amy was EVP at Cross Country Automotive Services (now Agero), a strategy consultant at The Parthenon Group (now Parthenon-EY), and an operations leader running component division factories in the auto industry (GM Delco, Stoneridge).
Amy currently serves on the boards of RGo Robotics, Humatics, Ori Systems, REsurety, Reframe, TeraDar and Rapid Liquid Printing, and mentors several startups through MIT’s Venture Mentoring. Amy and her husband Pierre own Domaine Travelle, a winery and vineyard in the south of France, where they produce AOP Côtes de Provence wines. She holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a MS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS from Clarkson University.
Amy Villeneuve is a tech executive, board director and advisor to technology startups. As President and COO of Kiva Systems and Vice President of Amazon, Villeneuve spearheaded the growth of this robotics startup into a profitable venture, ultimately leading to Kiva’s acquisition by Amazon for $775M. Villeneuve then led Kiva’s successful integration into Amazon, driving the automation of fulfillment centers worldwide, and positioned its rebranding as Amazon Robotics.
Prior to joining Kiva, Amy was EVP at Cross Country Automotive Services (now Agero), a strategy consultant at The Parthenon Group (now Parthenon-EY), and an operations leader running component division factories in the auto industry (GM Delco, Stoneridge).
Amy currently serves on the boards of RGo Robotics, Humatics, Ori Systems, REsurety, Reframe, TeraDar and Rapid Liquid Printing, and mentors several startups through MIT’s Venture Mentoring. Amy and her husband Pierre own Domaine Travelle, a winery and vineyard in the south of France, where they produce AOP Côtes de Provence wines. She holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a MS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS from Clarkson University.
Dan Levine is a private investor and the Founder & Managing Partner of Tenfore Holdings, a leading New York-based investment firm. The firm specializes in investing in growth-stage commerce and predictive data investments that address pressing global challenges in agriculture, food, logistics, health care, and the environment. Dan and Tenfore deploy a value investing approach, identifying undervalued companies with proprietary data and technology, and investing in and nurturing their growth for the long term. He is also a strong advocate of advancing resilience and sustainable growth through business and innovation, and champions this through his investment in and mentorship of enterprises that are powering the next Industrial Revolution. In 2025, he launched a permanent capital vehicle, the 4IR Value Opportunity Holding Company, to provide his investor base of families and institutions with opportunities for long term growth, profit and social impact.
Under Dan’s leadership, the Tenfore team has successfully deployed a mix of capital, strategic guidance at the board level, and operational support to talented managers to help companies realize their full revenue, profit, and market-value potential. In its 12 years of operation, the company has generated significant long-term value for its investors, who are composed of leading family offices and institutions. In addition to his investor responsibilities, Dan plays an active role on the boards of Optoro, Agerpoint, KETOS, Inspire, Humatics, and Stardog.
Throughout his career, Dan has been recognized for his leadership skills in overseeing, developing, and operating core and startup businesses, including within Sears Holdings and The Washington Post. In these roles, he served as an effective operator creating winning offerings in e-commerce, mobile, social, machine learning, and local commerce spaces. He also developed successful multichannel experiences that leveraged and linked complex online, store, supply chain, pricing, inventory, merchandising, and analytics systems.
Dan was awarded an AB, magna cum laude, and an MBA from Harvard University. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Thirteen WNET New York Public Media, the Council on Strategic Risks, and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York. An avid champion for ocean health, Dan supports various philanthropic efforts focused on marine-protected habitats, as well as climate and sustainability solutions towards the decarbonization transition.
Dan Levine is a private investor and the Founder & Managing Partner of Tenfore Holdings, a leading New York-based investment firm. The firm specializes in investing in growth-stage commerce and predictive data investments that address pressing global challenges in agriculture, food, logistics, health care, and the environment. Dan and Tenfore deploy a value investing approach, identifying undervalued companies with proprietary data and technology, and investing in and nurturing their growth for the long term. He is also a strong advocate of advancing resilience and sustainable growth through business and innovation, and champions this through his investment in and mentorship of enterprises that are powering the next Industrial Revolution. In 2025, he launched a permanent capital vehicle, the 4IR Value Opportunity Holding Company, to provide his investor base of families and institutions with opportunities for long term growth, profit and social impact.
Under Dan’s leadership, the Tenfore team has successfully deployed a mix of capital, strategic guidance at the board level, and operational support to talented managers to help companies realize their full revenue, profit, and market-value potential. In its 12 years of operation, the company has generated significant long-term value for its investors, who are composed of leading family offices and institutions. In addition to his investor responsibilities, Dan plays an active role on the boards of Optoro, Agerpoint, KETOS, Inspire, Humatics, and Stardog.
Throughout his career, Dan has been recognized for his leadership skills in overseeing, developing, and operating core and startup businesses, including within Sears Holdings and The Washington Post. In these roles, he served as an effective operator creating winning offerings in e-commerce, mobile, social, machine learning, and local commerce spaces. He also developed successful multichannel experiences that leveraged and linked complex online, store, supply chain, pricing, inventory, merchandising, and analytics systems.
Dan was awarded an AB, magna cum laude, and an MBA from Harvard University. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Thirteen WNET New York Public Media, the Council on Strategic Risks, and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York. An avid champion for ocean health, Dan supports various philanthropic efforts focused on marine-protected habitats, as well as climate and sustainability solutions towards the decarbonization transition.
Tom is a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1994 after several years of design and development work at Analog Devices and Rambus. Tom’s areas of research include CMOS radio frequency integrated circuit design and all types of analog circuitry, including high-speed radio frequency communications systems. He holds approximately 70 US patents and is the author of The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits and Planar Microwave Engineering, both from Cambridge University Press. He is a co-founder of Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by Sandisk), ZeroG Wireless (acquired by Microchip), and Ayla Networks. He holds SB, SM and ScD degrees in electrical engineering from MIT.
Tom is a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1994 after several years of design and development work at Analog Devices and Rambus. Tom’s areas of research include CMOS radio frequency integrated circuit design and all types of analog circuitry, including high-speed radio frequency communications systems. He holds approximately 70 US patents and is the author of The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits and Planar Microwave Engineering, both from Cambridge University Press. He is a co-founder of Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by Sandisk), ZeroG Wireless (acquired by Microchip), and Ayla Networks. He holds SB, SM and ScD degrees in electrical engineering from MIT.
Trevor Zimmerman is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blackhorn Ventures. Previously, he co-founded Farmore Capital Group (FCG), a private investment firm. While there, he led the firm’s day-to-day activities and spent much of his time working directly with entrepreneurs to build successful companies.
In addition to angel investing and venture capital, Trevor’s professional experience ranges from developing materials for biomedical implants to designing high-performance batteries for the U.S. Navy to developing systems to hinder the migration of radionuclides in groundwater at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Before co-founding FCG, Trevor was the principal engineer in the Technology Development Division of Kurion Inc, a venture-backed startup company. Here he was primarily focused on radioactive wastewater treatment efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Trevor holds patents for making carbon nanopipes and ductwork with nanometric walls and separating radionuclides with submersible filters.
Trevor frequently serves as an instructor, mentor, and judge for a variety of institutions including the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and MIT. He completed a postgraduate research appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Clemson University and a B.A. in Chemistry from Alfred University.
He spends most of his free time playing outside on rocks, trails, and water with his wife and two kids.
Trevor Zimmerman is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blackhorn Ventures. Previously, he co-founded Farmore Capital Group (FCG), a private investment firm. While there, he led the firm’s day-to-day activities and spent much of his time working directly with entrepreneurs to build successful companies.
In addition to angel investing and venture capital, Trevor’s professional experience ranges from developing materials for biomedical implants to designing high-performance batteries for the U.S. Navy to developing systems to hinder the migration of radionuclides in groundwater at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Before co-founding FCG, Trevor was the principal engineer in the Technology Development Division of Kurion Inc, a venture-backed startup company. Here he was primarily focused on radioactive wastewater treatment efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Trevor holds patents for making carbon nanopipes and ductwork with nanometric walls and separating radionuclides with submersible filters.
Trevor frequently serves as an instructor, mentor, and judge for a variety of institutions including the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and MIT. He completed a postgraduate research appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Clemson University and a B.A. in Chemistry from Alfred University.
He spends most of his free time playing outside on rocks, trails, and water with his wife and two kids.
Robert D. Ballard, PhD is a former United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, most noted for his work in marine geology and underwater archaeology during his 30-plus years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Bob is the Director of the Center for Ocean Exploration at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography as well as the Founder and President of the Ocean Exploration Trust. Best known for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, Bismarck, and USS Yorktown, he has received numerous awards, including the Explorers Medal, the Hubbard Medal, the Lindbergh Award, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Medal. A pioneer in the development of advanced deep submergence and telepresence technologies, Bob personifies Humatics’ commitment to developing useful robotic systems for daily use, informed by decades of experience operating robots in extreme environments.
Robert D. Ballard, PhD is a former United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, most noted for his work in marine geology and underwater archaeology during his 30-plus years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Bob is the Director of the Center for Ocean Exploration at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography as well as the Founder and President of the Ocean Exploration Trust. Best known for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, Bismarck, and USS Yorktown, he has received numerous awards, including the Explorers Medal, the Hubbard Medal, the Lindbergh Award, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Medal. A pioneer in the development of advanced deep submergence and telepresence technologies, Bob personifies Humatics’ commitment to developing useful robotic systems for daily use, informed by decades of experience operating robots in extreme environments.
David Randolph “Dave” Scott is an MIT-educated engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, former test pilot, and former NASA astronaut. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, he flew on Gemini 8 and Apollo 9, and commanded Apollo 15, becoming the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Dave graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the United States Air Force. He graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School and Aerospace Research Pilot School. Dave retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel, and more than 5,600 hours of flight time. Through his role in the development and operation of the Apollo guidance system, Dave was an early proponent of automated systems that fully embrace human skill and judgment.
David Randolph “Dave” Scott is an MIT-educated engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, former test pilot, and former NASA astronaut. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, he flew on Gemini 8 and Apollo 9, and commanded Apollo 15, becoming the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Dave graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the United States Air Force. He graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School and Aerospace Research Pilot School. Dave retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel, and more than 5,600 hours of flight time. Through his role in the development and operation of the Apollo guidance system, Dave was an early proponent of automated systems that fully embrace human skill and judgment.