Pablo Palafox

Pablo Palafox is the cofounder of Happyrobot, an artificial intelligence startup that was selected to participate in the Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch. Before transitioning into the technology startup ecosystem, he dedicated his career to advanced academic research as a doctoral candidate specializing in computer vision at the Technical University of Munich. During his academic tenure, Palafox expanded his practical industry experience by working as a research intern at Meta Reality Labs, where he applied his theoretical knowledge to corporate initiatives. His core technical expertise centers on the complex intersection of 3D reconstruction and applied machine learning, which is thoroughly documented through a portfolio of published academic research and open-source software contributions. Today, Palafox focuses on leveraging his specialized background in computer vision and artificial intelligence to develop scalable commercial technologies at his current venture.