Sooth LabsCo-founder and VP of Engineering
Jan 2026 — Present
David LaRose is co-founder and VP of Engineering at Sooth Labs. His background spans robotics, computer vision and engineering leadership: he served as CTO and later Chief Scientist of Carnegie Robotics, led engineering at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, and is Chief Robotics Scientist at Rowbot Systems. Earlier, he worked in robotics at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center and Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center. He holds an MS and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from CMU and a BA from Brown.
David LaRose is co-founder and VP of Engineering at Sooth Labs. His background spans robotics, computer vision and engineering leadership: he served as CTO and later Chief Scientist of Carnegie Robotics, led engineering at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, and is Chief Robotics Scientist at Rowbot Systems. Earlier, he worked in robotics at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center and Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center. He holds an MS and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from CMU and a BA from Brown.
Career
Rowbot SystemsChief Robotics Scientist
2018 — Present
Carnegie RoboticsChief Scientist
Sep 2017 — Sep 2026
Thoro.aiBoard Member
2020 — 2023
UberEngineering Lead, Advanced Technologies Group
2015 — 2017
Carnegie RoboticsChief Technology Officer
2011 — 2015