Shitij Kumar

Shitij Kumar is a Senior Engineering Manager and Technical Lead at Dexterity, Inc. since September 2020, where leadership roles include developing collision-free robot motions and robotic applications for logistics. Prior experience includes serving as a Robotics Engineer at NRGXP, focusing on robot cell calibration and path planning, and a Research Associate at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where responsibilities involved advancing Human-Robot Collaboration research and teaching advanced programming courses. Shitij has held multiple academic and research positions at RIT, including Lead Researcher of the CM Collaborative Robotics Laboratory, with emphasis on enhancing human-robot interaction and safety. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Engineering and a Master's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, both from RIT, along with a Bachelor's in Information and Communication Technology from Dhirubhai Ambani University.