Niranjan Kumar

Niranjan Kumar is a seasoned professional in robotics and artificial intelligence, currently serving as a Senior Robotics/AI Engineer at Figure since January 2025. Prior to this role, Kumar was an Applied Researcher in Robotic Controls at Sanctuary AI from February 2024 to January 2025. Academic contributions include serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology from August 2019 to June 2024 and participating in various internships at companies such as Samsung Research America, Nokia Bell Labs, and Emory University School of Medicine. Kumar's educational background includes a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and ongoing doctoral studies in Computer Vision and Machine Learning at Georgia Institute of Technology, following a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.