Hi, I'm Karobot 🤖

Robotics Engineer,
community builder
& Product Manager

Robotics & Automation Engineer, PSF Fellow, PyLadies Colombia leader, and co-founder of Fundación Átoma. I believe in technology with purpose and in communities as the engine of change.

About

I'm Karo Ladino-Puerto, a Product Manager/Owner with 7 years of experience and a Robotics & Automation Engineer with a Master's in Data Analytics from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá. With over 9 years of experience building hardware across various disciplines, I work at the intersection of technology, education, and community.

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Education
MSc Data Analytics · Robotics & Automation Eng. — UTadeo
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Recognition
Python Software Foundation Fellow (2020)
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Achievements
Harvard-CRI 2015 Scholar · AngelHack Bogotá Winner
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Experience
+7 years in Product Management · +9 years in hardware, IoT & robotics
Product Manager Robotics Python IoT PyLadies CO Fundación Átoma Hardware Hacker Maker

Blog

Coming Soon

blog

I'll soon be sharing articles about robotics, Python, community, and purposeful technology. Stay tuned!

Interviews I've Conducted

2024

Sebastián Ramírez

Creator of FastAPI

Watch interview →
2023

Travis Oliphant

Creator of Anaconda & CEO of Quansight

Watch interview →
2022

Dagoberto Borda

Engineering Director, Heinsohn Colombia

Watch interview →
2021

Ariel Calzada & Sergio Infante

Python Software Designer & Technical Director — Globant

Watch interview →
2020

Ines Montani

Co-founder of Explosion (spaCy & Prodigy)

Watch interview →
2020

Wes McKinney

Creator of Pandas

Watch interview →

Talks & Panels

2022

Gender Gap & Digital Talent panel

Tigo Colombia

Watch video →
2023

Keynote Speaker keynote

PyLATAM 2023

Keynote Speaker keynote

PyCon Bolivia

Talks & workshops

PyDay Cali · PyDay Pereira · Django Girls · Humble Data Workshop (Colombia & México)

Community

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PyLadies Colombia

4 active chapters. Events, workshops, and spaces for women in Python since 2018.

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Fundación Átoma

Spaces and alliances to empower women to reach their potential.

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PSF — Diversity & Inclusion WG

Member of the Python Software Foundation's Diversity & Inclusion WorkGroup.

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PSF — Grants WG

Member of the Python Software Foundation's Grants WorkGroup.

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Tinta

Ambassador of a Latin American book club with monthly meetups in Bogotá.

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Mujeres y Producto

Product Management community focused on diversity and creation in the digital world.