Denis Garagić

Denis Garagić is a technology executive and engineer. He is the chief technology officer and a co-founder of Palladyne AI.

Career

Garagić received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and technical cybernetics from the Czech Technical University in Prague and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University.

He served as chief scientist at BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research unit before joining Sarcos Robotics in 2020 as chief scientist for advanced systems and artificial intelligence. He became Sarcos’ chief technology officer in January 2022.

In 2023, Sarcos announced the formation of an Advanced Technologies division focused on AI software development, appointing Garagić to lead the unit.

In 2026, he discussed Palladyne AI’s approach to autonomous perception and real-time reasoning in robotics in an EEJournal interview.

Garagić is listed as an inventor on U.S. patents related to sensor-network control and autonomous systems.