Pras Velagapudi
Chief Technology Officer of Agility Robotics, leading the Digit humanoid robot's technology roadmap
- Chief Technology Officer (joined May 2023), Agility Robotics1
Pras Velagapudi is the Chief Technology Officer of Agility Robotics, which Velagapudi joined in May 2023 to lead the product and technology roadmap for the Digit humanoid robot. Velagapudi was previously VP of Engineering and Chief Architect at Berkshire Grey, worked on subterranean pipe-inspection robots at RedZone Robotics, and co-founded Platypus, which deploys autonomous boats to collect environmental data.1
Career
Before Agility, Velagapudi was VP of Engineering and Chief Architect at Berkshire Grey, developing bin-picking and autonomous mobile robot systems. Velagapudi also fielded subterranean pipe-inspection robot platforms at RedZone Robotics and co-founded Platypus, which uses autonomous boats to collect environmental data on bodies of water.1
Velagapudi joined Agility Robotics in May 2023 and, as Chief Technology Officer, leads the product and technology roadmap, including the vision and strategy for Digit and the operation of the company's AI research and development. Agility's page notes Velagapudi's master's and doctoral training in robotics at Carnegie Mellon University.1
Work
Digit humanoid robot (external site: agilityrobotics.com)Proprietary product
As CTO, drives the vision and strategy for Agility's Digit and the company's AI research and development efforts.1
Career timeline
May 2023
Joined Agility Robotics to lead its product and technology roadmap.1
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