Yogesh Kumar — CEO
I am a senior technical leader in Robotics, AI, and Embedded Systems, with 20+ years of experience delivering complex, large-scale products and, since 2021, leading the development of autonomous robotic systems for consumer and home robotics. Over the past several years, my work has been focused on robot navigation, perception, and autonomy, where I lead teams of senior and junior engineers to design, implement, and deploy real-world robotic intelligence. My responsibilities span technical architecture, algorithmic direction, mentoring, and execution, ensuring that advanced research translates into robust, production-ready robotic products, including robot vacuum cleaners and home service robots. A key area of my recent work is Vision-Language-Action (VLA) in Robotics, where I am driving the integration of multimodal perception, language understanding, and action planning. This work enables robots to interpret visual environments, understand user intent expressed through language, and perform meaningful actions in dynamic home settings. I actively bridge applied research and industrial deployment, aligning long-term innovation with product timelines. In parallel, I am pursuing a PhD in Robotics, with my research focused on Visual Language Actions in Robotics. My research interests include grounded language understanding, semantic reasoning, embodied AI, and scalable autonomy—areas that are critical to the next generation of intelligent robots. Beyond hands-on technical contributions, I am deeply involved in technical leadership and team building: - Leading and mentoring multi-disciplinary teams (robotics, AI, embedded, perception) - Defining system architecture and technical roadmaps - Driving cross-functional collaboration between research, product, and engineering - Ensuring quality, scalability, and real-world reliability of robotic systems - I am an inventor with 4 patents in the robotics and intelligent systems domain, reflecting a strong focus on innovation with real business impact. 🔹 Leadership & Technical Focus Areas - Autonomous Robotics & Home Robots - Robot Navigation, Mapping & Localization - Robot Perception & Sensor Fusion - Vision-Language-Action (VLA) & Embodied AI - Embedded & On-Device AI Systems - Technical Leadership, Mentorship & Architecture - Robotics Research → Productization I am passionate about building intelligent, reliable, and human-centric robotic systems, while growing high-performing engineering teams and advancing the state of robotics through both industrial innovation and academic research.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Robotics and AI expert with a focus on consumer electronics and embedded systems.
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Experience: 22 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Robotics
- Embedded Systems
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in Robotics and AI leadership.
- Expert in Vision-Language-Action integration.
- Inventor with 4 patents in robotics.
Work Experience
Samsung R&D Institute India
General Manager / Staff Engineer (4 yrs 3 mos)
SAMSUNG R&D INSTITUTE INDIA - Delhi
senior chief engineer (5 yrs 11 mos)
Samsung R&D Lab
Chief Engineer (3 yrs 4 mos)
BSKYB
Firmware Engineer (1 yr)
Trident Microsystems
Senior Technical Leader (1 yr 8 mos)
NXP Semiconductors
Technical Leader (2 yrs 8 mos)
Samsung India Software Operation India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Lead Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Socrates Software India (Toshiba India)
Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (pursuing) at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
M. Tech. at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
B.Tech at Kumaun University
at R P Inter college Kalagarh