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About Chaska
About Chaska
Chaska (CHAH-ska) is the word for star in Inca. Just as our ancestors used stars to navigate, we hope to guide you to robotics solutions that work for your company.
By making robotics more accessible, we can diversify the perspectives that are shaping the industry today while enabling more diversity in robotics education programs with the next generation.
Our Team
Our Team
Tara Bartlett- CEO and Founder
Robotics Software Engineer
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Tara is a Robotics Software Engineer with an aerospace background and a near-complete PhD in realtime motion planning algorithms for robot traversability [Nov 2025].
She has worked with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the DARPA Subterranean Challenge and the Mars Sample Return Campaign teams and led the software team for the Charlotte spider robot at Crest Robotics, as demonstrated at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, Australia, 2025.
Having worked on flying robots, wheeled robots, flying wheeled robots, and legged robots, Tara has lots of experience developing robot software stacks and sees how to make robotic autonomy accessible and affordable.
Tara's past projects include:
Tara's past projects include:
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