Bossa Nova Robotics is a developer of Personal Robots: helpful robots that make an emotional connection with consumers. Founded by robotics expert Sarjoun Skaff, the company launched out of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in 2005 with one simple goal: to bring robots out of the lab and into our lives. The company's robots are designed for deployment in business and personal spaces where human robot interaction can make a critical difference. Bossa Nova Robotics has R&D facilities in its home office in Pittsburgh, PA as well as executive offices in San Francisco, CA.