Harish Sampathkumar
Lead Robotics Engineer at Luminous
Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHarish Sampathkumar is a Lead Robotics Engineer with a decade of experience designing and productizing intelligent robotic systems, currently leading robotics efforts at Luminous after a multi-stage tenure at Southie Autonomy. He combines full-stack and system-level software expertise with hands-on hardware experience—from smart robotic arms to motor control and ESC design—enabling smooth human-robot interaction in real-world products. At Southie he progressed from intern to principal architect, shepherding the product through critical development and commercialization phases. Trained with a Master’s in Robotics from the University of Maryland, he pairs academic rigor with startup pragmatism and a knack for turning research insights into deployable systems. Notably, his early work on sensorless BLDC control and component selection reflects a depth in low-level motor control that complements his higher-level autonomy work.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electronics and Communication Engineering at SSN college of engineeringMaster's degree Robotics, Master's degree Robotics at University of MarylandHigher Secondary School, Higher Secondary School at Kamala Niketan Montessori School (CBSE)Kamala Niketan Montessori School(CBSE)
Github Skills (21)
refer6
collision6
ros5
ignition5
gazebosim5
robotics4
robotics-simulation4
gazebo-simulator4
calibration3
pose3
manipulation2
rover2
reinforcement-learning2
gymnasium2
kinematics2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
harish1696/d-orca
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
Distributed optimal reciprocal collision avoidance package
Contributions:2 releases, 58 commits, 5 PRs in 1 month
collision-avoidanceavoidancecollisionoptimaldistributed
harish1696/Midterm-Project
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
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