Scholar
Sachin Chitta
Google Scholar ID: S2vB4tAAAAAJ
Director of Robotics Research, Autodesk
Citations & Impact
Citations
5,095
H-index
29
i10-index
44
Publications
20
Co-authors
43
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Finalist for the 2013 World Technology Award in the IT Software (Individual) category. Keynote speaker at ROSCON 2013. Best paper awards at ICAR 2009, ASME IDETC 2008, and nominated for best paper at ICRA 2011. Open Motion Planning Library (in collaboration with Lydia Kavraki's group at Rice University) won the OSS World Challenge Grand Prize in 2012.
Research Experience
- Founder and CEO of Kinema Systems, developing logistics robotic solutions. Associate Director of Robotics Systems and Software at SRI International, leading the development of a new robotic surgical platform. Manager and research scientist at Willow Garage, involved in the development of the PR2 robot and Robot Operating System (ROS), and creator of MoveIt!, Arm Navigation, and ROS Control software platforms.
Education
- Received a Ph.D. from the Grasp Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.
Background
- Currently the Director of Robotics Research at Autodesk. Was the Founder & CEO of Kinema Systems, a startup developing robotic solutions for logistics which was sold to Boston Dynamics in 2019. At Kinema Systems, created Kinema Pick, the world's first deep-learning based robotic solution for picking boxes off mixed pallets. Previously, Associate Director of Robotics Systems and Software at SRI International, leading the development of software for a new robotic surgical platform. This technology was licensed to Verb Surgical. Manager and research scientist at Willow Garage from 2007-2013, core member of the team that developed the PR2 robot and the Robot Operating System (ROS). Created MoveIt!, Arm Navigation, and ROS Control software platforms.
Miscellany
- Current research interests include manipulation, motion planning, and learning for manipulation.
