I'm Tomáš, a freshman at Stanford from a tiny town in Czechia. I build robotics and space tech to help steer future of space exploration and physical AI. I relax by learning about history and philosophy. When I'm in the mood, I go to class. (I hate homework). At high school, I started with building tools for students and clinicians. Someday, I want to stand on Mars.
I hate pathways, structure, rules. I never walk the beaten path. Sometimes just out of conviction.
There has been no path from my hometown to Stanford. But without knowing, I created one by personally reaching out to dozens of school principals in the UK and Germany. This enabled me to go for a study trip to high school abroad. And ultimately led me here.
Researched what's broken in Czech education, then started fixing it: a web platform that has taught 1,700+ students how to study effectively and use technology, an AI learning mentor, and workshops on educational opportunities for 300+ students. The research paper reached the national round of SOČ.
Short educational videos for students as ISIC's digital creator. Nearly 7M views and 200,000 likes.
Brought new hardware and software into two local medical practices, making them run faster and treat patients better. My first look at how hospitals actually work.
An open-science platform that monitors soil drying across the Czech Republic. Won the Jury Prize at the national conference.
There has been no study abroad program at my school or in my town. So I created my own from scratch. I cold-called and cold-emailed dozens of principals in the UK and Germany. This opened me doors to a study stay in Cambridge and at a grammar school in Germany.
Interned at Slush, supporting the Embassy of the Netherlands.
Selective regional scholarship for gifted students. Also a member of Mensa Czech Republic.
Vocals and piano. Second prize in the regional round of the jazz band competition.
I just could not look at where Europe is heading. First step is to acknowledge the problem. Tell things as they really are. I also try proposing solutions.
I analysed Czech education and found it underuses modern technology. So I built a guide to classroom tech tools for teachers and VISIONED.cz, a platform that teaches students to study efficiently with my SaCRA method.
Read the thesis (PDF, in Czech) →Künstliche Intelligenz verändert unsere Welt auch im Gesundheitswesen. Doch kann sie wirklich einfühlsame Ärzt:innen ersetzen?
Read on Medium →I came to the Valley as an AI and tech agnostic. Less than a month at Stanford changed my perspective more than I expected.
Read on Substack →