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Robots & Pencils Opens Seattle-Area AI Studio in Bellevue Jan 2026


Robots & Pencils Opens Seattle-Area AI Studio in Bellevue Jan 2026
  • by: PR Newswire
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  • December 3, 2025

Robots & Pencils, the applied AI engineering partner renowned for high-velocity delivery and measurable outcomes, has revealed plans to open a dedicated Generative & Agentic AI Studio in downtown Bellevue, Washington, in early January 2026. The new location significantly boosts North American delivery capacity and positions the company closer to Amazon headquarters, accelerating client work on Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, AgentCore, and other AWS AI services.

Quick Intel

  • Robots & Pencils to open Generative & Agentic AI Studio in Bellevue, WA in January 2026
  • Strengthens U.S. presence alongside existing studios in Cleveland and global operations
  • Proximity to AWS HQ accelerates Bedrock, SageMaker, and AgentCore-powered solutions
  • Studio led by Jeff Kirk, EVP of Applied AI, focusing on 30-45 day AI product launches
  • Organized into industry-vertical pods: Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and more
  • Now hiring elite engineers – explore roles at robotsandpencils.com/careers

Expanding U.S. Footprint to Meet Surging AI Demand

The Bellevue Studio marks a strategic investment in the Pacific Northwest’s deep engineering talent pool and reinforces Robots & Pencils’ commitment to delivering AI-native solutions at speed and scale across the United States.

Organized around the company’s proven Studio model, cross-functional pods of product, engineering, data, and design experts will focus on vertical industries including Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Retail/CPG—enabling rapid launches of AI products every 30 to 45 days.

"The investment in Bellevue and access to deep talent in the Pacific Northwest gives our teams and our clients a powerful new chapter," said Len Pagon Jr., CEO of Robots & Pencils. "The engineering expertise in this region aligns perfectly with our Studio strategy. We see tremendous opportunities to grow our talent base, strengthen delivery, and help organizations reach AI outcomes that advance their businesses."

Jeff Kirk, Executive Vice President of Applied AI, will lead the new studio. "The Studio in Bellevue is a pivotal investment in our client and talent strategy," said Kirk. "Engineers and builders in this region bring the experience and ambition that shape industry-defining solutions. Speed matters, and our Studio structure is designed for launching AI products to market every 30 to 45 days. The Seattle-area strengthens the engineering capacity required to deliver that velocity at scale."

The expansion builds on Robots & Pencils’ global delivery network spanning Cleveland, Calgary, Toronto, Bogotá, and Lviv, while creating a West Coast hub optimized for agentic workflows, intelligent automation, digital modernization, and data-driven innovation.

 

About Robots & Pencils 

Robots & Pencils is an Applied AI Engineering Partner that helps companies increase the speed of productivity. With delivery centers in Canada, the U.S., Eastern Europe, and Latin America, and deep partnerships with AWS, Salesforce, Databricks, and others, the company offers a unique combination of UX excellence and elite engineering talent. Since 2009, Robots & Pencils has delivered forward-thinking solutions across Education, Financial Services, Health Tech, Consumer, Energy, Manufacturing, and Technology sectors, earning a reputation as a nimble, high-value alternative to traditional global systems integrators.

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