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Robotics Software Engineer Preferred Title
$25.00 /hr $ 30.0K /yr Hourly Rate and Yearly Salary
Overview
Basic Summary
LD Talent History - Average Count of Messages/Day 0.5
- Project Completion Rate 2/4
- Interview Acceptance Rate 4/6
- Timezone Overlap 1h PST, 0h UTC
- No. of Passion Projects 1
- Software Engineering Process 3.0/5
- Design Practice 3.0/5
- Design Theory 3.0/5
- Technical Breadth 4.0/5
- Logical Thinking 4.0/5
- Technical Strength 4.0/5
- System Design 3.0/5
- Productivity and Responsiveness 3.0/5
- Teamwork 3.0/5
- Agile Development Process 3.0/5
- Intellectual Merit 5.0/5
- English Communication 5.0/5
- Documentation 3.0/5
- Desktop Windows
- Phone Android
- Tablet Android Tablet
- Member Since Mar 23, 2023
- Profile Last Updated Jul 03, 2023
- Last Activity April 10, 2025, 7:19 p.m. UTC
- Location India
Profile Summary
I am a zealous and passionate individual who strives to achieve in the robotics industry. I am also experienced in ROS (Robot Operating System), Python, and C++ for over two years. I have also managed a team of 5 members, including the Mechanical, Electronics, and AI sectors. As a result, I have instilled a strong sense of putting theory into practice by collaborating with a thriving robotics startup for two years.
Skills
Total Experience: 4 years
Python (6E, 5Y, 2C)
6 experiences, across 5 years, with 2 coursesROS (6E, 4Y)
6 experiences, across 4 yearsXML (4E, 3Y)
4 experiences, across 3 yearsArduino (2Y)
2 years of experienceRaspberry Pi (2Y)
2 years of experienceC++ (2E, 3Y)
2 experiences, across 3 yearsMoveIt
Gazebo (2E)
2 experiencesUnity Game Design and Development
Weekly Availability
Timezone Overlap with 06 - 21 per Week: 1h PST, 0h UTC
Day
Saturday
UTC
00 - 01
PST
17 - 18
Vetting
- Interview Data
- Software Engineering Process
- Design Practice
- Design Theory
- Technical Breadth
- Logical Thinking
- Technical Strength
- System Design
- Productivity and Responsiveness
- Teamwork
- Agile Development Process
- Intellectual Merit
- English Communication
- Documentation
- Ongoing Evaluation
- Number of Lifelong Learning Projects1
Experience
Robotics Engineer
Employment
Jan 2022 - May 2022
Black Coffee Robotics Company
Technology Industry
Project: MoveIt! Integration on a robotic arm and custom grippers for quadriplegic patients
- I integrated MoveIt! on a UR5 and a custom set of grippers in ROS1 and ROS2. Further features include the mimic joint capability for lower ROS distros and mesh downsampling.
- I performed the integration with a live set of hardware grippers with action control using ROS, Python, and XML.
Robotics Intern
Internship
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Black Coffee Robotics Company
Technology Industry
Project: Unity Simulation of MRP2
- I integrated and assembled an MRP2 robot in Unity Game Design and Development and have attached matching textures in Blender to correlate with the hardware design.
- The communication between Unity TCP and ROS noetic has been done using a modified version of rosbridge server. The robot included sensors such as ultrasonics, skid steer drive, IMU and GPS.
Student
Passion Project
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022
Manipal Institute of Technology Company
Technology Industry
Project: Atreus
- This ROS package contains a multi-purpose four-wheeled skid-steer drive robot equipped with sensors such as a Depth Camera, LiDAR, Ultrasonics, GPS, IMU, Magnetometer, and a pair of cameras.
- The robot has obstacle avoidance enabled with soft turning. This feature is written in C++ and Python and includes algorithms from the PCL library, such as Passthrough, Voxel, and RANSAC.
- The robot can localize itself using two independent EKFs and is fully integrated with the functionalities of move_base.
Robotics Intern
Internship
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
Black Coffee Robotics Company
Technology Industry
Project: Gazebo Simulation of an Autonomous Lawnmower
- I developed a ROS package using Python and XML for simulating a four-wheeled differential drive Lawnmower in Gazebo. Teleoperation of the robot is possible using the said plugin.
- The package has additional Gazebo sensors, including a Kinect and a GPS plugin for location and precision.
Robotics Intern
Internship
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
Black Coffee Robotics Company
Technology Industry
Project: Creation of 3D Heightmaps in Gazebo
- I developed a ROS package using Python and XML to convert gradient grayscale images stored during mapping into Gazebo worlds ready for use.
- The package also has features that take care of sharp edges stored in erroneous mapping and contains configurable digital elevation map parameters.
Electronics and AI Member
Course Project
Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
Mars Rover Manipal Company
Technology Industry
Project: University Rover Challenge Competition
- I implemented a custom Alvar Tag gate traversal algorithm using Python and XML encapsulated in a ROS1 package that enables the Mars Rover to traverse autonomously between two ARTag gates.
- I implemented a navigation algorithm that allows the Mars Rover to traverse autonomously to any given location using an IMU and GPS module.
- I ran the following functionalities on a Raspberry Pi, with interfaces to the sensors connected. The IMU module was calibrated and interfaced with the Arduino, connected to the RPi.
LD Experience
Blog Projects
How to Simulate Flappy Bird in Gazebo using ROS
May 2023 - Jun 2023
Developer
- I developed a ROS package to simulate Flappy Bird in Gazebo using Python and C++.
- The package also takes care of the in-game mechanics and mimicks the game's asset library.
Video Projects
How to implement django-tenant-schemas with a fixed URL
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Frontend Developer
Technology
- Python
- ROS
- XML
- Arduino
- Raspberry Pi
- C++
- Led user research for a new construction site documentation tool.
- Hosted workshops to synthesize user insights into design requirements.
- Designed 3D concepts and built prototypes to investigate new tool form factors.
- Researched existing digital solutions and prioritized key features for app release.
LD Ventures
Thea
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Frontend Developer
Technology
- Python
- ROS
- XML
- Arduino
- Raspberry Pi
- C++
- I used the Django Rest Framework to create a multi tenant API with the aid of the django-tenant-schemas package.
- I used the Postgres Database as the persistence layer and specifically the PostgreSQL Schemas to ensure that all tenants using the API had their data.
- I used the REST architecture in designing my API.
- Researched existing digital solutions and prioritized key features for app release.
Lifelong Learning Projects Reviewed
Qualifications
Education
Manipal Institute of Technology
Jul 2018 - Jul 2022
B.Tech (Mechatronics)
Courses
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal Institute of Technology