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# About PhotoRobot: the team behind the robots

> PhotoRobot designs and builds product photography robots, writes the software, uses it daily in its own studio and trains clients worldwide. Meet the team.

PhotoRobot (since 2004): Great People, Capable Robots, AI Agents. One Hybrid Team.

Meet the faces behind PhotoRobot. Our team designs and builds the robots. We develop the software driving them, and we run the studio using them daily. Find out more about who's responsible for each moving part, including the training your team needs to get there.

## 01 We Design and Build the Robots

Every module, from the Centerless Table to the Carousel 5000, is engineered and assembled in-house.

[See how we build them](https://www.photorobot.com/about/production)
- Michal Benda, Design Engineer
- Martin Olík, Production Lead

## 02 We Write the Software Running Them

Capture, post-processing, publishing and integrations into your workflow: local, cloud or hybrid.

[Ask about software and integrations](https://www.photorobot.com/contact)
- Miro Osladil, Head of Software Development
- Valda Závadský, Software Solution Architect

## 03 We Use Them Daily, and Teach You How

PhotoRobot Studio shoots for clients with the same technology we sell. The same people install systems on site and train your operators anywhere in the world, with a dedicated team in the USA.

[PhotoRobot Studio](https://www.photorobot.com/photorobot-studio) · [Academy](https://www.photorobot.com/academy)

[Book a studio shoot](https://www.photorobot.com/contact?topic=studio) · [Plan a training](https://www.photorobot.com/contact?topic=academy)
- Erik Strakota, Photographer, Installations & Training · Worldwide
- Ben Model, Photographer, Installations & Training · USA & worldwide

## 04 When Standard Isn't Enough, We Build To Order

The same engineers and developers adapt PhotoRobot components into dedicated machines.

[Ask about a custom machine](https://www.photorobot.com/contact?topic=custom)
- Patients before and after surgery
- Museum collections & antiques
- Luggage at airports
- Minerals
- Test tubes

## 05 We Work With Clients Worldwide

Headquarters in the Czech Republic, a team for North America, partners and logistics everywhere else.

[Talk to sales](https://www.photorobot.com/contact)
- Steve Embree, Managing Director · North America
- Zbyněk Všolák, International Sales & Logistics
- Kamil Hrbáček, Founder & CEO

## 06 And Special Thanks to Our AI Agents

We won't pretend otherwise: we're fans of artificial intelligence. We build it deep into our systems, and we use it in our own development, so you get the best possible results at an efficient price and on schedule.

- First-Line Support: Answers first, around the clock, then hands over to a specialist.
- Sales Preparation: Prepares replies and configurations. A person always approves them.
- Development: Helps our developers write, test and document software.

## Contact

People, Robots, and Agents – One Address: https://www.photorobot.com/contact

_Portraits created with AI from photos of our team._
