Benjamín
Arratia
ROBOTICS · EDGE AI · IoT
I take robots from research papers to real-world products. BSc in Robotics Engineering (PUC Chile). PhD in CS (UPV, 2025). Built and shipped hardware and software across Chile, Europe, and the US. Founded Auri Labs, a physical AI studio, to keep doing exactly this.
Robotics Systems Engineer specializing in full-stack integration: bridging hardware (sensors, PCBs, embedded systems) with software intelligence (ROS2, Edge AI, mobile apps). I've deployed autonomous fleets remotely for a US startup, built field research infrastructure across three countries, and shipped hardware from prototype to pilot.
I build at the intersection of machine learning, embedded systems, and real-world deployment.
Selected work
All projects →Experience
Founder (pre-incorporation)
Auri Labs
- ›Building Tinca (mobile ROS2 control app), Chesster (physical chess companion robot), and Rombos (edge AI monitoring kit)
- ›Incorporating as Auri Labs SL. Pursuing UPV spinoff certification for technology transfer from PhD research
Robotics Software Engineer
Lucid Bots
- ›Sim-to-real validation for autonomous cleaning robots using ROS2/Nav2 in NVIDIA Isaac Sim (AWS EC2)
- ›Built TypeScript library unifying control of ground robots and drones from a React Native mobile app
PhD Researcher, IoT & Edge AI
Universitat Politècnica de València
- ›Built AlLoRa: adaptive LoRa protocol validated at 100 km with dynamic RF configuration
- ›Built BODOQUE: TinyML monitoring system achieving 97% energy reduction through event-driven sensing
- ›Field deployments across Italy, South Africa, and Chile for EU Horizon 2020 SMARTLAGOON
R&D Automation Engineer
Crystal Lagoons
- ›Automated industrial cleaning cart over a 200m Guinness-record lagoon using GPS-RTK and Python
- ›Physics-based digital twin with A* and RRT* path planning for a 200m pneumatic hose constraint
Co-Founder & CTO
ParkHere
- ›Computer vision parking detection on Raspberry Pi with custom PCB and 3D-printed enclosures
- ›Engie Innovation Prize winner. Selected for MIT/Boston "The Bridge" program
Get in touch
Open to research collaborations, consulting, and conversations about robotics, edge AI, and physical AI systems.