About: Chris is a product designer and educator. As a product designer He has had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects including concept automobiles, electric vehicles, medical equipment, exhibit design, wearable computers and toys. Although a certifiable "car nut" and lover of cutting edge technology, his favorite projects are toys. He resides in San Francisco and spends his free time throwing the frisbee for his dog Iso, tinkering with British cars, old motorcycles, RC gliders and building various robotic creatures.

Chris teaches at the Academy of Art University in the Industrial Design Department and runs an after school robotics class for seven to nine year olds called ArtBots, at the Artery, a local San Francisco art studio.

Make Your Own PetBOT
Create cool robots with common electronics and lasercut parts. Budding roboteers will learn connect motors, lights and batteries to make a PetBOT to command as they wish.