Experience

Rightbot

• United States
• Warehousing and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Robotics Software Engineer

  • May 2021 - May 2023

  Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 1. Mobile Manipulator | [ Jan 2023 - May 2023 ] : a. Worked on the development of a Mobile Manipulator for truck unloading and pallet picking. b. Developed motion planning capability for the custom manipulator using Moveit2. c. Benchmarked various OMPL planning algorithms such as ( RRT*, PRM*, Informed RRT*, e.t.c) d. Implemented trajectory smoothing using Ruckig and Time-Optimal Parameterization. 2. GTP (Goods to Person) solution for Nano-Fulfilment centres |… Show more 1. Mobile Manipulator | [ Jan 2023 - May 2023 ] : a. Worked on the development of a Mobile Manipulator for truck unloading and pallet picking. b. Developed motion planning capability for the custom manipulator using Moveit2. c. Benchmarked various OMPL planning algorithms such as ( RRT*, PRM*, Informed RRT*, e.t.c) d. Implemented trajectory smoothing using Ruckig and Time-Optimal Parameterization. 2. GTP (Goods to Person) solution for Nano-Fulfilment centres | [ March 2022 - Dec 2022 ] : a. Developed the complete navigation stack for a fleet of AGVs used in the GTP solution. b. Developed the localization algorithm for markered navigation, ensuring a tolerance of ~2cm. c. Customised motion planning algorithms such as Pure Pursuit to support high speeds ( 1-2 m/s). d. Implemented a variable jerk velocity profiling methodology to avoid toppling of goods. e. Developed recovery behaviours to minimize human intervention and achieve an uptime of ~98%. f. Developed correction algorithms to ensure highly accurate placement of racks. 3. Autonomous Trolly | [ May 2021 - Feb 2022 ] : a. An autonomous trolley was designed that increased the throughput of the warehouse by 150%. b. Developed the complete navigation stack for the trolley. c. Implemented multiple safety measures to ensure fail-safe stopping when an obstacle is encountered.

• Robotics Software Intern

  • Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Autonomous Mobile Robot for indoor operations: 1. Developed the complete navigation stack for an AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) for inventory monitoring inside a retail store. 2. Developed capabilities such as: a. Markerless lidar-based localisation. b. Dynamic obstacle avoidance. c. Recovery behaviours using behaviour trees. d. Local and Global Path planning.



Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

• India
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Treasurer "Team Robolution"

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

  Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Treasurer "Team Robolution": 1. Responsible for overseeing financial transactions, budgeting, and cash flow management. 2. Successfully secured sponsorship for the club from "Nvidia".

• Member "Team Robolution"

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Member "Team Robolution" : 1. Help organise workshops on topics such as Computer Vision, Embedded Systems and Robotics. 2. Contributed to the team's impressive feat in international competitions such as ABU Robocon. 3. Hosted club events in technical as well as cultural fests.



Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India

• India
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hackathon Team Captain

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Mercedes-Benz digital challenge India: 1. Were Top 10 teams amongst (~300) teams that participated. 2. Presented a Stereo-Vision based navigation approach for depth estimation. 3. Were invited to the MBRDI office in Bengaluru, India.



Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

• India
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Kharagpur, West Bengal, India Research Intern: 1. Developed Stereo-Vision capability for depth estimation. 2. Integrated object detection with stereo-vision for Mapping of the environment. 3. Established a communication network using Serial communication protocol.



e-Yantra, IIT Bombay

• India
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  Ranchi, Jharkhand, India E-Yantra: 1. Developed an Augmented Reality (AR) application that was able to virtually superimpose the 3D models on ArUco markers. 2. Worked on pose estimation and marker detection algorithms. 3. Learned softwares such as OpenGL and OpenCV.



Techfest, IIT Bombay

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Team Lead

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2018

  Pawai, Madhya Pradesh, India Self Aiming Robot: 1. Was invited to display my project at IIT Bombay Techfest under "Reforming the Past" Category. 2. Developed an autonomous robot that had the ability to aim at the centroid of an object using a laser.