Sachin Chitta

Sachin Chitta is currently the Director of Robotics Research at Autodesk, leading a team focused on developing flexible and adaptive robotic assembly systems for manufacturing and construction.12 He has an extensive background in robotics and artificial intelligence:

Career Highlights

• Autodesk: Director of Robotics Research (May 2021 - Present)1
• Boston Dynamics: Managing Director (January 2019 - July 2020)1
• Kinema Systems: Founder & CEO (June 2015 - January 2019)1
• SRI International: Associate Director, Robotics Systems and Software (October 2013 - June 2015)1
• Willow Garage: Manager and Research Scientist (October 2007 - August 2013)1

Key Achievements

• Founded Kinema Systems, which developed the world's first deep-learning based robotic solution for depalletizing mixed pallets in logistics warehouses12
• Won Best AI Startup (Autonomous Systems) Award at Nvidia's 2018 Inception Competition1
• Created widely-used open-source software packages for robotic manipulation in ROS (MoveIt! and ROS-Control)1
• Led development of software for a new robotic surgical platform at SRI International1

Education

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania (1999 - 2005)1
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1995 - 1999)1

Sachin Chitta is known for his expertise in robotics, computer vision, and deep learning-based solutions for complex automation tasks.2 His work has been recognized with best paper awards and nominations at various robotics conferences.3