Saket Pradhan

Autonomy @ Lucid Motors | Robotics @ University of Michigan

San Francisco Bay Area

About

I'm Saket – a software developer, chess player, and robotics enthusiast. I build applications on computer vision and real-time AI. Presently, I'm working with Lucid Motors on system architecture/integration for autonomous driving features for robotaxis. I did my Master’s at the University of Michigan, studying Robotics, with a keen interest in vision-guided legged robotics in unstructured environments. In my free time, I enjoy rock/ice climbing and studying linguistics, particularly the history + evolution of world languages [ps. I have a ~1900 day streak🔥 on Duolingo]. I'm an avid racing fan and was involved in Formula racing during my undergrad. If you're interested in open-world mobile robot systems or just want to connect, feel free to reach out at [first name] [last initial] [at] umich [dot] edu

Experience

  • ADAS System Integration Engineer at Lucid Motors
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    System architecture for autonomy features of robotaxis (active safety + driving)

  • Software Engineer at Tour & Tour.video (YC S21)
    Apr 2025 - Sep 2025 · 6 mos

    Interactive 3D-video AI tours for residential & commercial spaces

  • NSF I-Corps W25 at Great Lakes I-Corps Hub
    Feb 2025 - Apr 2025 · 3 mos

    Remote sensing of environmental data with low altitude drones and passive ground sensors Funded by NSF I-Corps and U-M CFE

  • University of Michigan Robotics Department (Ann Arbor, MI · On-site)
    • Graduate Student Instructor
      Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 · 5 mos

      GSI for ROB 550 (Robotics Systems Lab) Full scholarship for Fall 2024 semester Advisor: Peter Gaskell

    • Graduate Student Research Assistant
      Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 · 10 mos

      Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) Lab Advisor: Dmitry Berenson • Research on motion planning, robot manipulation, and human-robot collaboration. • Designed perception for the Boston Dynamics' Spot robot for open-world navigation and autonomy. • Spot's integration with a ROS2 wrapper. • Full scholarship for Winter and Summer 2024 semesters. arm.eecs.umich.edu

  • Software Engineer at invideo
    Feb 2023 - Aug 2023 · 7 mos

    AI-video creation platform for marketing and promotions