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Laura
Soddu

Tech Architect — Robotics & AI

15 years building the technical backbone of projects that seemed impossible. Robotic bars on cruise ships. Wall-drawing robots. Configurators for global brands. Always as part of a team, always with one goal: technology that actually works. Today the shipyard is my lab: humanoid robots working alongside people.

EYRoyal CaribbeanFincantieri
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What I build

01

Robotic Systems

From prototype to production. Software architectures for quadrupeds, drones, rovers, and humanoids.

02

Tech Strategy

Consulting for those who need to choose. Stack, architecture, roadmap. Before writing code, you need a vision.

03

Tech, Translated

I translate complex into simple. Training, talks, consulting. Technology only works if you understand it.

HUMAN > TECH
Podcast

Technology is an extraordinary force. We build it. We govern it. We push it beyond limits.

We don't fear it. We don't mythologize it. We understand it.

Artificial intelligence is not the problem. Automation is not the enemy. The problem is those who use them without understanding them.

Human First Tech comes from competence, not fear. Not because technology should be slowed down, but because it must be guided.

Selected Projects

Humanoid Robots
Enterprise

Humanoid Robots

Shipbuilding industry

  • Software architecture for humanoid robots
  • Human-machine collaboration in industrial environments
  • Ongoing project
Makr Shakr
MIT Senseable City Lab - MakrShakr srl - Royal Caribbean

Makr Shakr

The world's first robotic bar

  • Head of Development and complete architecture
  • Backend, web, mobile, robotic middleware
  • Operating on 9 cruise ships
Learn more →
Deliveristo
Foodtech Startup

Deliveristo

B2B marketplace for restaurants

  • Backend for supplier integration platform
  • Connects producers and restaurateurs across Italy
  • Startup with €12M+ raised
Learn more →

Technical Leadership

Access to power, not narrative

The gender gap in tech isn't solved with panels. It's solved by putting women where technical decisions are made. Architectures. Code reviews. Budgets.

My approach: skills that can't be ignored. Non-linear paths as an advantage. Technical leadership as the goal, not the exception.

500+
Students
8+
Years
3
Continents

Activities

My products

Mooore

Mooore

Multicanal editorial planning platform. AI, collaboration and automation in one single environment. For content teams, agencies and creators.

Available Go →
The Q - Eat & Drink

The Q - Eat & Drink

App to discover restaurants. Premium subscription, partnerships with venues. Launching in the Italian market.

Available Go →

Laura Soddu

Laura Soddu

Tech Architect with Impact

I've written code for robots serving cocktails on cruise ships, platforms moving millions in orders, blockchain systems for luxury goods. Not theory. Production.

Manager AI & Data at EY. Founder of Areia Labs. For me, tech isn't the goal, it's the tool. To build things that work, to open doors for those who find them closed.

NOW EY Manager AI & Data • Human First Tech
2022-24 Founder, Areia Labs
2018-24 Freelance full-stack developer
2013-18 Makr Shakr • Scribit • Progetti MIT

Where to find me

Conferences, workshops and content on AI, robotics, gender gap in STEM and technical leadership.

Archivio

Azure Meetup Casteddu

Azure Meetup Casteddu

Nov 2025

AI, Robotics, Azure • Cagliari

Ben…essere a scuola

Ben…essere a scuola

Jan 2025

Cyberbullying, Digital Education • Monserrato, Sardegna

Cloud Conf 2023

Cloud Conf 2023

May 2023

Cloud Computing • Turin, IT

Codemotion - Freelance Land

Codemotion - Freelance Land

Nov 2022

Freelance, Developer Life • Remote

Freelance Zoo AperiZOO

Freelance Zoo AperiZOO

Dec 2021

Freelance, Client Management, Time Management • Online (Twitch)

Let's talk.

Speaking • Consulting • Mentorship