Seegrid hires Carnegie Mellon University graduates

Seegrid, which manufactures vision-guided automated guided vehicles, has hired two Carnegie Mellon University graduates who had worked at the company as interns. Harshavardhan Shirolkar and S. Selvam Raju both join the company, which itself is a spin-out from the university.

Seegrid spun out of Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Lab in 2003, based on research by Hans Moravec who has been serving as the company’s chief scientist since. The company sells autonomous robots capable of navigating an environment without human intervention, such as fully automated pallet trucks, tow tractors and walkie stackers.

Shirolkar and Raju are both graduates from the university’s Master’s degree in Robotic Systems Development, which consists of two semesters on-campus for the academic part, followed by a six-month internship with a company for the practical part.

Hank Wilde, systems engineer at Seegrid, said: “Many Seegrid employees are Carnegie Mellon University graduates and when looking for interns, Carnegie Mellon University is the first place to capture the best and brightest talent. Harshavardhan and S. Selvam bring fresh, exciting, and innovative approaches to the company. Hiring local graduates is part of Seegrid’s mission to keep and create jobs in Pittsburgh and support local universities.”