Crystal Parrott

Crystal Parrott

With more than 30 years in the robotics and automation industries, Crystal Parrott, COO of Plus One Robotics, has a history of bringing emerging technologies to market. Previously, Crystal served as the Vice President of the Robotics Center of Excellence for Dematic Corp, where she led all robotic initiatives and guided and supported the generation of robotic solution sales in the logistic market. Prior to joining Dematic in 2018, Crystal spent 11 years leading the development of advanced robotics technology and promoting it to create new businesses at Southwest Research Institute. Crystal holds a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the University of Texas at San Antonio as well as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University.
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