I’m Shlok Agarwal. I build the algorithms and software that let legged robots move. I currently work as the Head of Controls & Behaviors at Ghost Robotics, where the software my team and I have written runs on 1,000+ quadruped robots deployed to defense, disaster-response, and industrial customers across the US, UK, Australia, Singapore, and India.

My experience working on legged robots started from the Aldebaran NAO robot in 2014, to testing algorithms on NASA’s Valkyrie humanoid in 2017, to running part of my master’s thesis on Boston Dynamics’ Atlas in 2018 and then joining Ghost Robotics in 2018 to work on the Vision series quadruped robots.

What I Do

Legged Locomotion — model and heuristic based adaptive gaits and recovery behaviors that let quadrupeds handle stairs, steep inclines, and loose terrain using proprioception alone.

Manipulation — arm control for door opening, payload handling, and other tasks that extend what the robot can do beyond walking.

Software Leadership — setting the technical roadmap and coordinating controls, autonomy, and interface teams toward a single release date, which is usually harder than any one algorithm.

Field Deployment — testing and supporting robots on-site with defense and industrial customers, including field trials in the UK, Australia, and India.

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