Azarakhsh Keipour

Founder at Doogo | Building a social network for real-world connection | CMU Robotics PhD | Previously Amazon & Google X

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

My past research focused on perception, dynamics and control for autonomous aerial robots. Currently, I am working on Perception, Learning and Manipulation for ground manipulator robots.

Experience

  • Founder at Doogo Research, Inc.
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Building a social network for real-world connections. Doogo uses AI to turn shared interests and local events into a real community. We're starting in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia), with more to follow. Currently building toward MVP launch. Backed by founders and operators from CMU, Google X, and Amazon. Your digital bridge to an analog life → https://doogo.app

  • Amazon (Arlington, Virginia, United States)
    • Applied Scientist II, Amazon Robotics R&D
      Nov 2022 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Applied Scientist II, Robotics AI
      May 2022 - Nov 2022 · 7 mos

  • Graduate Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
    May 2016 - May 2022 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • Resident at Intrinsic, an Alphabet Company at Intrinsic
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos

  • AI Resident at Google X at X, the moonshot factory
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos