Pradyot Korupolu

Co-Founder

Uttar Pradesh, India15 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-Founder and CTO of an autonomous delivery robot startup.
Over 14 years of experience in robotics and software engineering.
Published multiple papers on reinforcement learning and robotics.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Robotics expert with a strong focus on autonomous systems and software engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

RoboticsSoftware EngineeringComputer Vision

Other Skills

Robot ControlTask PlanningRobot LearningNavigationVehicle ControlPath PlanningSurveillanceHuman DetectionMatlabAlgorithmsCC++ProgrammingLinuxOpenCV

About

I am a Co-Founder and CTO of Ottonomy, a startup that develops and deploys autonomous delivery robots for various use cases. With over 14 years of experience in robotics and software engineering, I lead the technical vision and strategy of the company. My core competencies include robot control, task planning, and robot learning, which I have applied to various robotic platforms ranging from palm-sized toy robots to driverless vehicles. I have also published multiple papers in prestigious conferences on reinforcement learning and robotics. My mission is to leverage my expertise and passion for robotics to create innovative and scalable solutions that can improve the efficiency, convenience, and safety of delivery services.

Experience

15 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Ottonomyio

Co-Founder

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos · India

Robot ControlTask PlanningRobot LearningRoboticsSoftware Engineering

Addverb

General Manager - Mobile Robotics

Jul 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

The hi-tech robotic systemz ltd

5 roles

Architect - Autonomous Vehicles

Promoted

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

Technical Lead

Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

Responsible for the team that develops the Server Software, Vehicle control & perception and Operation analytics for Industrial Mobile Robots.

Sr. Research Developer

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

As a Senior Research Developer, I worked on Autonomous Indoor Vehicles for Material Handling in factory floors and warehouses.
Developed the navigation module for The Novus Drive, India's first autonomous passenger shuttle.

Research Developer

Promoted

Feb 2013 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

As a Research Developer, I worked on various in house and client research projects, chiefly The Hi-Tech Unmanned Vehicle (driverless cars) and the CBAS crowd surveillance and analytics projects.
Chief contributions :
 Vehicle control and path planning for driverless cars
 Operator control unit for Teleoperated vehicles
 Human head detection for surveillance in crowded places

Research Trainee

Aug 2012 – Jan 2013 · 5 mos

As a research trainee, I worked on the MUNTRA project in collaboration with CVRDE(Chennai) and CAIR(Bengaluru), both DRDO labs. The MUNTRA project involved converting 3 BMP II military tanks into Unmanned Vehicles. I worked on the Path Planning and Vehicle Control modules using ROS and SoftBrain.

Indian institute of technology, madras

Research Scholar

Dec 2009 – Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Was a Masters student (MS by Research) at IITM, India. I worked in the field of Robotics and Reinforcement Learning. My Master's thesis was on 'Instructions as a source of learning for RL agents'.