Our Story

ABii is built from decades of research in social robots and educational intervention at leading companies and universities. Our team is comprised of educators, researchers, designers, and developers. We are committed to supporting classroom teachers and students using highly engaging, confidence-building, adaptive instruction.

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Our Mission

Van Robotics’ mission is to deliver highly personalized & engaging learning for students to build confidence and core skills mastery.

To make personalized tutoring widely available, we developed a socially adaptive robot and a library of pedagogically sound, standards-aligned math, reading, character & resilience lessons for classroom use.

Laura Boccanfuso, Ph.D - Chief Executive Officer

Laura Boccanfuso, Ph.D - Chief Executive Officer

Aditi Ramachandran, PhD - Chief Technology Officer

Aditi Ramachandran, PhD - Chief Technology Officer

Evan Welchman, PhD - Senior Software Engineer

Evan Welchman, PhD - Senior Software Engineer

James Neal - Lead Account Executive

James Neal - Lead Account Executive

Mandy Snipes - Head of Training and Coaching

Mandy Snipes - Head of Training and Coaching

Levata Coleman - Lead Project Manager

Levata Coleman - Lead Project Manager

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Thank you for letting us learn with you and your students! It’s a privilege to be a part of students’ journeys with you.

It’s ABii’s World & we’re just living in it. In 38 states and 8 countries

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