Ireneusz Dawidowicz overlooking Warsaw

A body in motion stays in motion.

Warsaw, Poland

About

I’m a founding engineer at sitescope, where I build the product and help bring it to market. I also study automation and robotics in manufacturing at Warsaw University of Technology.

I love startups, meeting new people and building things together. I organise events, take part in hackathons and make Instagram reels.

My story.

2020 — 2026

01Childhood — 2020

I wanted to build something

I grew up watching DIY videos. Many were in English, which I didn’t understand yet. I wanted to understand how individual parts fitted together to make something that worked.

In my final years of primary school, I built Pomocna Dłoń, a humanoid hand using the open-source InMoov project and a Youbionic model. I printed the parts in 3D, assembled the mechanism and wrote the software myself. In 2020, it won Nowa Era’s Projektanci Edukacji competition. That project came out of many hours at the 3D printer and computer.

Pomocna Dłoń — the humanoid hand

The people developing SuperHand at Bioengineering.pl, an R&D centre in Wrocław, found my project and got in touch. The founder, Wojciech Jopek, invited me over and showed me what he was working on. He shared his knowledge and helped me with parts. It was my first visit of that kind, and my first chance to see engineers at work up close.

022021 — 2024

This time, from scratch

I was part of the Polish Children’s Fund programme from 2021 to 2023. In 2022, I reached the final of Warsaw University of Technology’s Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics Competition. In 2023–2024, I led New Human, my first project through Zwolnieni z Teorii. Alongside leading the team, I handled the 3D modelling and programming.

The New Human robot’s head at a school workshop

After using InMoov in primary school, I moved on to designing a robot myself. I designed two arms and a head from scratch in Fusion 360, using an open-source design for the eyes. Our team also ran AI and robotics workshops for more than 500 primary and secondary school students.

The arms of the New Human robot

We raised several thousand złoty from local businesses and sponsors. It was my first time fundraising, on top of building the robot and leading the team. New Human didn’t win an award, but I learned a lot from it.

032024 — 2026

Meeting people outside my own circle

I was offered a place to study AI at Tetr College, but turned it down for financial reasons and stayed in Poland. I’ve been studying automation and robotics in manufacturing at Warsaw University of Technology since 2024. I also build software and work on my own projects, while keeping up my interest in the mechanical side of technology.

I got in.Tetr
College
Artificial Intelligence

I joined Our Future Foundation as a mentee in 2024, after being named a finalist in its programme. I started going to events regularly, meeting people outside school and talking about their projects. There were visits to the British Embassy and many inspiring events where I learned a lot. For the first time, I realised I wasn’t doing nearly as much as I’d thought within my own small circle. Since February 2025, I’ve been a mentor with OFF.

An Our Future Foundation gathering
An Our Future Foundation gathering
An Our Future Foundation mentor badge

As a Zwolnieni z Teorii ambassador, I was part of a group that visited 76 schools across 12 cities, reaching nearly 6,000 students.

A radio visit with Zwolnieni z Teorii
Zwolnieni z Teorii ambassadors visiting a school

I also took part in debates hosted by the Ministry of Digital Affairs about AI and Poland’s strategy for 2035, and a Ministry of Finance roundtable on the National Financial Education Strategy.

A meeting at the Ministry of Digital Affairs
A meeting at the Ministry of Finance

In 2025, I reached the Econverse V4 final. I also took part in many competitions, hackathons and startup events in Warsaw. I learned a lot and met people I could share ideas and build things with. I owe a great deal to that community.

The Econverse V4 final

I also attended meetings at the Belweder, the Presidential Palace and the presidential residence in Jurata.

A meeting at the Belweder
A meeting at the Presidential Palace

I took part in PARP Future Camp, went to events organised by different companies and attended more gatherings than I can count. From January to April 2026, I also worked as a junior technical coordinator for Varsonalia.

PARP Future Camp
A group photo at a tech community gathering

042024 — January 2026

Some projects come to an end

As Partnership Development Lead at BorygoAI, I worked on partnerships for the language-learning app. BorygoAI 2.0 won a Silver Wolf award in Zwolnieni z Teorii.

BorygoAI 2.0 and its Silver Wolf award

I founded Uczmy.pl in May 2025. With my friend Łukasz, I developed a prototype and MVP of an AI tool to help students prepare for exams. We initially aimed at individual customers, then shifted our focus to local government — from a B2C model to B2G. It didn’t work out, and I closed the project in January 2026.

The Uczmy logo
The Uczmy.pl homepage
Uczmy.pl — practice tests and answer feedback

05December 2025 — 2026

Three friends and 24 hours

I entered HackNation 2025 with Maciej Kopec and Dawid Rutkowski. It was our first hackathon as a team. We built AIDA, a tool for analysing information and exploring geopolitical scenarios, and won Scenarios of Tomorrow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ challenge at HackNation.

HackNation 2025

Afterwards, Radosław Sikorski invited us to a private meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where we discussed the future of Poland and AI.

A visit following Radosław Sikorski’s invitation

In 2026, I took first place at the Bosch InnovAItion Hackathon, third at Codaro Coding Challenge II, and reached the HackYeah final in the Open Task Artificial Intelligence category. Each was a new problem to tackle and a solution to build under a tight deadline.

The Bosch InnovAItion Hackathon 2026
HackYeah 2026 — Open Task Artificial Intelligence
Our hackathon team — the OpenAI track

062026

From guest to organiser

360Warsaw took nine months to go from an idea to an event. I wanted to bring together people building companies and products, and give them room to talk about what they were working on.

It was a difficult start, and at one point the idea stalled. Eventually, I co-organised Build Deep with The Heart and Innovations Hub during Poland Tech Week 2026. After all that preparation, we finally held the event.

The audience at Build Deep
A talk at Build Deep

072026

Learning the wrong lesson

At TEDxWarsaw Youth 2026, I talked about how even the lesson you take from a mistake can be wrong. It’s easy to say, ‘I learn from my mistakes.’ It’s harder to pause and check whether we really understand why something didn’t work. Drawing a conclusion doesn’t automatically make it right. If we treat it as a certainty, we can start our next project mistakenly believing we already know what to change.

A talk on the TEDxWarsaw Youth stage

It was my first time speaking on a stage like that, and I was really nervous. Looking back, I’m glad I did it. I’m grateful to everyone who believed in me and helped me prepare, including my mentor, Łukasz Kępiński.

The audience at TEDxWarsaw Youth

08Now

What I’m working on now

I’m now a founding engineer at sitescope, where we’re building tools to help people gather and make sense of information about plots of land. The project is supported by The Heart Venture Builder. I work on the product and help bring it to market.

Material from the sitescope project

In May 2026, I joined START Warsaw’s first cohort, Batch Alpha, as a Core Team Member. I’m still studying, going to events and working on projects of my own. I share some of that work, and what happens along the way, in Instagram Reels.

The START Warsaw community

Work and projects.

The projects I’ve worked on, my role and how they turned out.

2026 —

sitescope

Founding engineer · go-to-market

Ongoing

Tools that bring together information about plots of land and help people make sense of it. I work on the product and help bring it to market. Supported by The Heart Venture Builder.

About sitescope

2025

AIDA

Co-creator

Hackathon project

A tool for analysing information and exploring geopolitical scenarios. I built it with Maciej Kopec and Dawid Rutkowski, and we won the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Scenarios of Tomorrow challenge at HackNation 2025.

Read our story on the WUT website

May 2025 — January 2026

Uczmy.pl

Founder

Closed

An AI tool to help students prepare for exams. With my friend Łukasz, I developed a prototype and MVP, shifting our focus from individual customers to local government — from B2C to B2G. It didn’t work out, and I closed the project.

LinkedIn

2024 — 2025

BorygoAI

Partnership Development Lead

My role has ended

A language-learning app where I worked on partnerships. BorygoAI 2.0 won a Silver Wolf award in Zwolnieni z Teorii.

LinkedIn

2023 — 2024

New Human

Team lead · 3D modelling · programming

Completed

My first project through Zwolnieni z Teorii. I designed two robot arms and a head myself in Fusion 360, using an open-source design for the eyes. Our team ran workshops for more than 500 students and raised several thousand złoty from local businesses and sponsors. We didn’t win an award.

New Human project page

2020

Pomocna Dłoń

Creator · 3D printing · programming

Completed

A humanoid hand using the open-source InMoov project and a Youbionic model. I printed the parts in 3D, assembled it and programmed it while I was at primary school. It won the tenth edition of Nowa Era’s Projektanci Edukacji competition.

Watch the video

2026

360Warsaw

Co-organiser

Event held

An initiative bringing together people who build companies and products. I co-organised Build Deep with The Heart and Innovations Hub during Poland Tech Week 2026.

About Build Deep

Achievements and programmes

  • 2026

    Bosch InnovAItion Hackathon

    1st place, March 2026.

  • 2026

    HackYeah finalist

    Reached the final in the Open Task Artificial Intelligence category, October 2026.

  • 2026

    Codaro Coding Challenge II

    3rd place, 20 August 2026.

  • 2025 — 2026

    SOLIDWORKS CSWA and CSWP

    Certified CAD Design Associate in August 2025 and Design Professional in September 2026.

  • 2025

    City of Warsaw John Paul II Scholarship

    Scholarship awarded by Centrum Myśli Jana Pawła II.

  • 2025

    Econverse V4 finalist

    Reached the Econverse V4 final in 2025.

  • 2025

    BorygoAI 2.0 — Silver Wolf

    Won a Silver Wolf award in Zwolnieni z Teorii.

  • 2022

    WUT Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics Competition

    Finalist in the Warsaw University of Technology competition.

  • 2021 — 2023

    Polish Children’s Fund

    Took part in the programme in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.

  • 2020

    Projektanci Edukacji

    Pomocna Dłoń won the tenth edition of Nowa Era’s nationwide competition.

  • Other experiences

    PARP Future Camp, events organised by various companies, and discussions at the Belweder, the Presidential Palace and the presidential residence in Jurata. I also worked as a junior technical coordinator for Varsonalia from January to April 2026.

Now I make videos, too.

I used to spend hours watching other people’s videos. These days, I’m making my own. I started posting Instagram reels a few months ago — here’s one of them.

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Figures as of November 2026

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Ireneusz filming a reel against the Warsaw skyline at nightPlay on Instagram