Co-founder and CEO
Jan 2019 — Jan 2026
Founded dotBot with a colleague in January 2019 with the vision of democratizing the use of robots and making their benefits accessible to all.
A COPPE/UFRJ spin-off from the GSCAR research group, co-founded with a colleague from the LEAD laboratory. The company pursued a Robotics-as-a-Service model with the vision of making robotic capabilities accessible beyond large enterprises.
Two product concepts were explored: Humming.bot (a tailsitter-type hybrid VTOL drone) and Box.bot (an autonomous drone ground station). Humming.bot reached the patent stage; Box.bot remained in concept.
After moving to Denmark in 2020, involvement shifted from hands-on execution to strategic direction, ideation, and technical review.
Key achievements
- Filed a patent for a novel hybrid VTOL drone design (Humming.bot) combining multi-rotor precision with fixed-wing range and efficiency.
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Behind the Scenes
Under the hood
Humming.bot is a tailsitter-type hybrid VTOL drone that combines multi-rotor precision for vertical takeoff and landing with fixed-wing aerodynamic efficiency for long-range flight — addressing offshore and nearshore monitoring where pure multi-rotors lack range and winged drones cannot land on vessels in rough seas.
The design drew directly on two prior COPPE/UFRJ projects: ROSI's hybrid locomotion mechanism (switching between tracks for high-torque stair climbing and wheels for fast forward driving) inspired the concept of a switchable propulsion mode, while ARIEL's autonomous takeoff and landing on small watercrafts in rough sea conditions provided the vertical landing capability.