Aayush Naik

Aayush Naik is the CTO and Co-Founder of Hypercubic, an autonomous systems startup based in San Francisco, California. Prior to co-founding Hypercubic, he worked as a software engineer at Apple, transitioning from large-scale corporate engineering to entrepreneurial ventures. Naik possesses approximately a decade of technical experience utilizing C++, Python, ROS, and PyTorch to develop collaborative robotic arms, autonomous underwater vehicles, and artificial intelligence agents. His academic and research background includes robotics projects conducted at the University of California, San Diego, and the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. Additionally, he contributes to open-source software like the Coala linting project, is affiliated with the South Park Commons community, and holds an O-1 visa for individuals with demonstrated exceptional ability. Naik currently focuses on shaping the product strategy and technical direction for AI-driven autonomous systems.