Mikell Taylor
Director, Robotics Strategy | General Motors
Mikell Taylor has spent 25 years making useful robots – from a robotic prom date to uncrewed underwater vehicles to cutting-edge industrial robotic systems. She currently leads robotics strategy for the Autonomous Robotics Center at General Motors and previously led the Amazon Robotics team that developed Proteus, Amazon’s first AMR. She is passionate about building robots that are practical, reliable, and good partners for the people that work with and around them. Mikell is a recognized leader in the Boston technology community and was named one of the Boston Globe Tech Power Players in 2023. Outside of work she is on the board of Mbadika, a STEM non-profit focused on ideas and those who create them, and coaches her eldest kid’s LEGO robotics team, where she commands far less respect than at her actual job. She holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College, where she was a member of the inaugural class of graduates.
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May 28, 2026
Women in Robotics Breakfast
Spend an hour connecting with robotics professionals in an environment designed for thoughtful conversation and mentorship. Featuring insights from Joyce Sidopoulos of MassRobotics and Mikell Taylor, Head of Robotics Strategy at GM, this breakfast offers opportunities to form new connections, deepen relationships, and champion increased female representation in robotics leadership. This is an add-on experience that must be included during registration for the event.
Keynote: What Makes a Robot Worthy?
The robotics industry is at an inflection point of opportunity, but continued growth relies on more than just novelty and excitement about advanced technology. Real impact will depend on robots being worthy of trust and adoption into environments with incredibly high bars for safety, uptime, performance, and results. Mikell draws on her experience at startups developing technology for customers big and small, as well as experience in leadership roles at companies like General Motors and Amazon, to urge the industry to focus on areas of robotics that can unlock exponential growth while avoiding stagnation in "pilot purgatory."
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