Siddhartha Srinivasa
Also known as Sidd, S S Srinivasa, S. S. Srinivasa, S. Srinivasa, S.S. Srinivasa, Siddhartha S Srinivasa, Sidd Srinivasa
Siddhartha Srinivasa is a roboticist whose work combines machine learning, manipulation, and human-robot interaction for tasks under clutter and uncertainty. He earned a B.Tech in mechanical engineering at IIT Madras and a robotics PhD at Carnegie Mellon, then founded the Personal Robotics Lab and built systems such as HERB, ADA, and CHIMP. He co-founded Berkshire Grey, led Amazon's robotics and AI efforts in fulfillment, and developed AI algorithms for Cruise's driverless cars. He is a professor at the University of Washington and a Venture Partner at Madrona; he became an IEEE Fellow in 2018.
- Now at
- University of Washington and Madrona
- Works
- 351
- Citations
- 20,243
- h-index
- 66
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026.
Timeline
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1999–2005
Mechanical engineering and a robotics PhD
He earns a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1999 and a PhD at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute in 2005.
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2005
The Personal Robotics Lab
He joins Carnegie Mellon's faculty as an adjunct assistant professor in 2005 and founds the Personal Robotics Lab. The lab develops perception, manipulation, learning, and human-robot interaction methods for robots working under clutter and uncertainty with people.
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2011
Associate professor at Carnegie Mellon
After research at Intel Research Pittsburgh, he becomes an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute in 2011.
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2014
A Finmeccanica Chair
He receives the Finmeccanica Chair in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon in 2014 for a three-year term.
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2014
Co-founding Berkshire Grey
He co-founds Berkshire Grey in 2014 to apply robotics and AI to fulfillment.
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2017
Joining the University of Washington
He joins the Paul G. Allen School as Boeing Endowed Professor in 2017. His work includes robots HERB, ADA, CHIMP, and MuSHR, software frameworks OpenRAVE and DART, and algorithms CBiRRT, CHOMP, BIT*, Legibility, and LazySP.
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2018
An IEEE Fellowship
He becomes an IEEE Fellow in 2018 for contributions to robotic manipulation and human-robot interaction.
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2018–2022
Leading Amazon Robotics AI
From 2018 to 2022, he leads Amazon's Robotics and AI efforts in fulfillment.
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2022–2025
AI algorithms at Cruise
He joins Cruise as a distinguished engineer in 2022 and develops AI algorithms for driverless cars through 2025.
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As of October 2026
Professor and venture partner
He is a professor at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School and a Venture Partner at Madrona, which he joins in 2025. His lab develops perception, manipulation, learning, and human-robot interaction methods for physical tasks under clutter and uncertainty with people.
Career
- Since 2025MadronaVenture Partner
- Since 2017University of WashingtonBoeing Endowed Professor
- 2022–2025CruiseDistinguished Engineer
- 2018–2022Amazon
- From 2014Berkshire GreyCo-founder
- 2006–2013IntelResearcher
- 2005–2017Carnegie Mellon UniversityAdjunct Assistant Professor, Founder
Education
- 2005Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD
- 1999IIT MadrasB.Tech
Colleagues
- Anind K. DeyCarnegie Mellon University, 2005–2020
Tom MitchellCarnegie Mellon University, 2002–2020- Jenq–Neng HwangUniversity of Washington, 2016–2026
- Randal E BryantCarnegie Mellon University, 2002–2020
Christopher BrethertonUniversity of Washington, 2016–2026
Tadayoshi KohnoUniversity of Washington, 2016–2025
Sources and credits
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