The Team
Meet the core team behind GOAT Club. We're passionate about robotics, AI, and creating spaces where people can learn by building real autonomous systems.
Robert Murrer
Rob is a robotics engineer who builds smart machines. He has a master's degree in robotics from University of West Florida and worked at Qualcomm for seven years making computer chips smarter. Now he leads the GOAT Racer project and teaches others how to build robots that can think.
Renan Monteiro Barbosa (Chuck)
Renan is a DevOps and machine learning engineer who makes AI systems work faster. He has a master's degree in data science and builds pipelines that help computers learn from huge amounts of information. Renan connects software engineering with AI to create tools that actually scale.
Brannon Hogue
Brannon created LabQCPro, a company that helps science labs go paperless. He builds software that makes quality control easier for medical labs. Brannon is one of the original GOAT Club founders and loves solving hard problems with simple tools.
Matthew Arellano
Matthew is a robotics engineer who led his team to win an award from NASA at the Human Exploration Rover Challenge. He builds robots that can handle tough challenges and explores new ways machines can work in space. Matthew loves hands-on projects where robots do things people thought were impossible.