Russell helps corporate partners engage with a global robotics startup community at Boston-based nonprofit MassRobotics where he assists robotics startups, large corporate companies, investors, academics and policymakers to bring robots to life on a global scale. Consulting in the robotics space as Collabots, Russell has worked with Cirque Du Soleil, PAX, Fan Expo (ComicCon) and countless events. With over a decade in the robotics industry and prior experience at Softbank Robotics who made humanoid robots Pepper and NAO, Russell continues to imagine, build and repair new robots and their applications especially in the entertainment space.