Santa Cruz Works Accelerator member and AI wildfire detection tech startup, Robotics Cats has announced the addition of three University of California (UC) undergrads that will be joining the team. Robotics Cats is a host organization participating in the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program. CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program brings students from all majors at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz to pursue world-changing research and kick start their careers through eight-week internships. In these internships, students will build in-demand skills through on-the-job experience. Students work in one of five areas of emerging IT innovation important to the state of California: aviation, climate resilience, digital health, robotics, and semiconductors.

The undergrads will be joining RoboticsCats as interns this summer where they will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in environmental sciences and engineering in a climate tech startup environment, share new perspectives, and bring diversity and new skills to the team. In the internships, students will focus on three key areas:

1. R&D: to develop new capabilities for the LookOut wildfire detection software-as-a-service

2. Deploy pilots: to deploy more wildfire detection pilot projects in California to help mitigate wildfire risks

3. Connect to entrepreneurs in Asia: to meet and learn from innovators on the other side of the Pacific Ocean

“We’re excited to take part in the internship program. It helps prepare us to establish our presence in California. It increases our engagement with academia. It strengthens our participation in the US market. The coming fire season is challenging. With the additional workforce resources, we will accelerate our research and development and launch new products faster to help more people. We will work together with the interns to build innovative products to meet the needs of the state. We will collaborate with the undergrads to engage and support frontline communities in California to tackle the wildfire problems. These are our common goals. Climate resilience is a global issue. We prioritize the internship program to add diverse experiences to their talent development." -Robotics Cats Team

For more information or questions, please contact info@roboticscats.com.