Panel 3 — Women in Robotics

Anisa Qureshi

Industrial Robotics at Amazon

Anisa Qureshi is a Robotics Systems Engineer working for the Industrial Robotics Group at Amazon. She transitioned into robotics after five years in data science, bringing a strong foundation in big data, machine learning, and data-driven decision-making. She holds a Master’s degree in Robotics and Autonomous Systems from Boston University, where she worked on projects inspired by NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, focusing on optimizing navigation and safety algorithms for more efficient autonomous operation at the Robomorphic Lab under Sabrina Neuman. She also holds a Master’s in Space Studies from the International Space University. Alongside her engineering work, Anisa is a space and robotics communicator. Through her platform “Like An Astro,” she creates content on space exploration and astronaut training, has participated in a five-day analogue astronaut mission living in a cave, and has given a talk in the Maldives with NASA astronaut Tony Antonelli.

Emma Dimmig

UFACTORY

Emma received her undergraduate degree in robotics engineering after graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2024. She now works as a support engineer for UFactory, a robotic arm company that values open source, accessible hardware. When she’s not troubleshooting customer issues and integrating new technologies with our arms at work, she can be found caring for her fresh water aquarium or taking pictures outside with her film camera.

Cinerita Andrandes

Makelab

Cinerita is a mechanical engineer based in Brooklyn, NY who loves working with machines and making workflows smoother. As Production Operations Engineer at Makelab, an additive manufacturing company serving aerospace, robotics, and engineering customers, she leads production operations and is actively driving automation initiatives to bring more robotics and AI integration to the shop floor. She works closely with clients in robotics and engineering whose products depend on the precision and reliability of additive manufacturing. As a woman who has navigated engineering, manufacturing, and technical leadership in her career, she brings both the perspective and the proof points that those spaces are worth showing up to and worth changing.