# Micah Estis Green

> Micah Estis Green is the Austin-based founder, president and CEO of Tailos, formerly Maidbot. His experience working as a hotel room attendant at Cornell led him to establish the company in 2015 and develop Rosie, a commercial robotic vacuum. He was named a 2017 Thiel Fellow and a member of Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30 list in Enterprise Technology.

- **Role:** Founder, President & CEO at Tailos
- **Organizations:** Tailos (formerly Maidbot), The Thiel Foundation, YPO, Cornell University
- **Education:** Hospitality administration studies with an entrepreneurship focus; left before completing the degree, Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration, Winston Churchill High School
- **Known for:** 2017 Thiel Fellow., 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Technology., Led Maidbot to win the 2016 Student Startup Madness tournament.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — SharkPuncher smartphone game project began, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2015** — Founded Maidbot while at Cornell and participated in Rev’s inaugural hardware accelerator.
- **2016** — Maidbot won Student Startup Madness; company moved from Ithaca to Austin.
- **2017** — Named a Thiel Fellow.
- **2018** — Recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Technology.
- **2022** — Maidbot rebranded to Tailos in March.
- **2025** — Marked the company’s tenth anniversary and reported 325,000-plus robot runs.

## Achievements

- 2017 Thiel Fellow.
- 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Technology.
- Led Maidbot to win the 2016 Student Startup Madness tournament.
- Company reported 110 million square feet cleaned and more than 325,000 robot runs at its tenth anniversary in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Celebrated Tailos’s tenth anniversary, reporting 110 million square feet cleaned and more than 325,000 robot runs.
- **2026-06** — Tailos announced Green among the team attending HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, with company-reported deployment across more than 300 properties and over 1,000 Rosies.

## Links

- Website: https://tailos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahgreen7
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coolasamoose99/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11