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Rony Abovitz | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Miami (BS, MS) |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, businessman, MAKO Surgical Corp. founder |
Rony Abovitz (born 1971) [1] is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturing surgical robotic arm assistance platforms, in 2004. MAKO was acquired by Stryker Corporation in 2013 for $1.65B. [2]
Abovitz is the founder of the Augmented Reality (AR) company Magic Leap and was its CEO from its founding in 2010. [3] [4] [5] In May 2020, amid financial strife for the company, Abovitz stepped down from his position. [6]
Abovitz was born to an Orthodox Jewish family, [1] the eldest of five children of Isaac and Itta Abovitz. [7]
In 1962, his parents immigrated from Israel to Cleveland, Ohio in 1962. [7] Abovitz's father worked in the real estate industry and his mother was an artist. [3] He grew up playing Atari video games, and at the age of 8 he received his first computer which he says was an Apple Macintosh [Introduced in 1984, when he was 13]. [8] In 1983, his family moved to Hollywood, Florida where he attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida. [7] After high school, Abovitz aimed to have a career as a scientist. [3]
Abovitz attended the University of Miami, where he eventually obtained a master's degree in biomedical engineering. [9] While attending the University of Miami, he also was a cartoonist. [8]
In 2011, Abovitz founded a augmented reality company called Magic Leap, based in Florida. The company maintains offices in New Zealand, in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Mountain View, California. [8]
In 2017, Abovitz spoke at the Black Tech Week annual conference, where he shared some of his goals for the Magic Leap company. [3]
In February 2018, Abovitz spoke at Recode’s Code Media conference about the augmented reality technology his company was developing. [10]
Abovitz comes from an Orthodox Jewish background and was planning to leave work early to observe the Sabbath
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (March 2018) |
Rony Abovitz | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Miami (BS, MS) |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, businessman, MAKO Surgical Corp. founder |
Rony Abovitz (born 1971) [1] is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturing surgical robotic arm assistance platforms, in 2004. MAKO was acquired by Stryker Corporation in 2013 for $1.65B. [2]
Abovitz is the founder of the Augmented Reality (AR) company Magic Leap and was its CEO from its founding in 2010. [3] [4] [5] In May 2020, amid financial strife for the company, Abovitz stepped down from his position. [6]
Abovitz was born to an Orthodox Jewish family, [1] the eldest of five children of Isaac and Itta Abovitz. [7]
In 1962, his parents immigrated from Israel to Cleveland, Ohio in 1962. [7] Abovitz's father worked in the real estate industry and his mother was an artist. [3] He grew up playing Atari video games, and at the age of 8 he received his first computer which he says was an Apple Macintosh [Introduced in 1984, when he was 13]. [8] In 1983, his family moved to Hollywood, Florida where he attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida. [7] After high school, Abovitz aimed to have a career as a scientist. [3]
Abovitz attended the University of Miami, where he eventually obtained a master's degree in biomedical engineering. [9] While attending the University of Miami, he also was a cartoonist. [8]
In 2011, Abovitz founded a augmented reality company called Magic Leap, based in Florida. The company maintains offices in New Zealand, in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Mountain View, California. [8]
In 2017, Abovitz spoke at the Black Tech Week annual conference, where he shared some of his goals for the Magic Leap company. [3]
In February 2018, Abovitz spoke at Recode’s Code Media conference about the augmented reality technology his company was developing. [10]
Abovitz comes from an Orthodox Jewish background and was planning to leave work early to observe the Sabbath