Hans Kumar
FounderFounder at Boost Robotics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
FoundedBoost Robotics · YC
About
Hans Kumar is a co-founder at Boost Robotics who previously held roles at Boston Dynamics and the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute.
Founder at Boost RoboticsYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Hans went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Boost Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Hans can intro founders to Boost Robotics's investors below.
Boost Robotics's investors · 1
Co-founders at Boost Robotics
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Hardik SinghFounder
Experience
- Boost RoboticsCo-Founder / CTOcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Boston DynamicsStaff Software Engineer2023 — 2025Greater Boston
- KEF RoboticsRobotics Software Engineer2021 — 2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Carnegie Mellon University Biorobotics LabGraduate Student Researcher2019 — 2021
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityTeaching Assistant, 16-311: Intro to Robotics2017 — 2019Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Caterpillar Inc.Robotics Intern2018Clayton, North Carolina
- HEBI RoboticsMechanical/Controls Intern2017Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant2016
- Team ChildrenVolunteer Tech2014Collegeville, PA
Skills & more
Engineering3Blender13D Printing1Laser Cutting1Milling1Lathe1Research1Public Speaking2Team Leadership1Leadership1SolidWorks3Python
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Microsoft OfficePowerPointPTC CreoMatlabCMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPython (Programming Language)C++Languages English · Hindi(conversant) · Spanish(conversant)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hans Kumar?
- Hans Kumar is a co-founder at Boost Robotics who previously held roles at Boston Dynamics and the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute.
- Where does Hans Kumar work?
- Hans Kumar is Founder of Boost Robotics.
- What companies did Hans Kumar found?
- Hans Kumar founded Boost Robotics.
- Where did Hans Kumar go to school?
- Hans Kumar studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master's of Science, Robotics); Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics); Spring-Ford High School (High School).
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