Abhishek Agarwal
Roboticist at Vicarious AI
Roboticist at Vicarious AI
Roboticist with nearly eight years of experience in academia and industry; Currently a Master of Science student in Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

I have a broad understanding of theory, hardware, and software of autonomous systems that include:
• Strong background in kinematics, dynamics and control, estimation theory, and motion planning. Developing skills in machine intelligence for vision and LIDAR based object recognition.
• Expertise in electromechanical design working with state-of-the-art sensors and embedded systems. 
• Proficiency in system engineering and software development for mobile robots, self-driving vehicles, and industrial robotic arms.

Programming Languages: C/C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, Octave, Mathematica, Julia, Bash
Software/Libraries: ROS, Gazebo, TensorFlow, OpenCV, PCL, Eigen, Git, CimStation Robotics
Embedded Systems: NVIDIA Jetson TX2/TX1/TK1, Arduino, Intel Edison
Sensors: Velodyne VLP-16, Hokuyo LIDARs, PointGrey Cameras, Reach RTK-GPS, Xsens IMUs
Design and Prototyping: SolidWorks, Pro/E, Laser and Waterjet Cutting, 3D Printing, SMD Soldering

I envision a future where autonomous robots seamlessly integrate indoor and outdoor mobility. Current trends in robotics deal with this problem disjointedly. To this end, I am particularly interested in creating simple solutions with first principles reasoning and develop a highly efficient system of robots which collaborate with each other and humans.
Vicarious AI
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Roboticist
San Francisco Bay Area
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MIT Media Lab
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Graduate Research Assistant
Research focus on affordable autonomous vehicles for shared mobility in urban environments. Technical lead and founding member of the autonomy team of the MIT Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV), an affordable autonomous tricycle for shared-use transportation of people and goods on bike lanes in cities. 

Contributions to the project:
• Manage all aspects of system engineering and software development for the autonomy feature of the vehicle including sensors and compute systems selection, procurement and evaluation.
• Created the software framework based on ROS for state estimation, mapping, localization, route and motion planning, and object recognition for operating the vehicle in bike lanes in cities.
• Extensive data collection, testing,  and demonstration experience in varied geographies and environments across the world including the hilly terrain of Andorra, a regulated and structured road network at an airforce base in Taipei, and the rough traffic of Cambridge.
• Represented the project at several academic and industry events which include NIST Global City Teams Challenge 2015, NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference 2016, and Smart City Expo World Congress 2017 in Barcelona.

Advised by Prof. Sertac Karaman from Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) and Prof. Kent Larson from City Science Group at MIT Media Lab.
Cambridge, MA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Served as Lead Teaching Assistant for 6.141/16.405 Robotics: Science and Systems, the flagship robotics course at MIT. The course was offered with the MIT RACECAR platform for the first time.
• Built twelve MIT RACECARs and the ROS/Gazebo simulator used in laboratory exercises.
• Managed laboratory sessions and assisted 60 students with hardware and software development.
Cambridge, MA
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Applied Computing and Engineering Ltd
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Consultant
• Simulated complex kinematics of Kawasaki, Motoman and FANUC robots in CimStation Robotics (an industrial robotics simulator for assembly lines and manufacturing applications).
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Systemantics India Pvt. Ltd.
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Research And Development Engineer
• Responsible for simulation of test applications for OEMs in CimStation Robotics.
• Led  the  design  and  development  of  a  commercial  3-RRR  parallel  robot  with  large  singularity  and interference free workspace, and improved dynamics enabling high-speed operations.
• Designed and assessed several parallel mechanisms for potential industrial applications.
Bengaluru Area, India
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Systemantics India Pvt. Ltd.
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Junior Design Engineer
• Design and dynamic characterization of anti-backlash worm gear and Harmonic Drive actuators.
• Improved the kinematic and dynamic performance of a low-cost hybrid robotic arm for pick-and-place and machine tending operations for OEM and Automotive manufacturers in India.
Bengaluru Area, India
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
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Project Associate
• Successfully simulated flexible ropes for naval applications funded by Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) Cochin, India
• Used a recursive multi-body dynamics approach for approximating the system as a high degree-of-freedom serial chain flowing in a time-varying hydrodynamic field. 
• Developed a task-priority based online singularity avoidance and a dual-loop control scheme to reduce tracking error for 3-RRR planar parallel robot. 
• Successfully tested on a research prototype showing singularity avoidance and 90% reduction in tracking error due to backlash.
• Organising committee member of National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM), 2011.
Chennai Area, India
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Pierre and Marie Curie University
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Summer Research Intern - Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique (ISIR)
• Implemented a C++ library, CoDRoS, for self-collision detection on the iCub humanoid robot under the guidance of Prof. Vincent Padois.
• Supported by the The French Embassy in India Scholarship 2009-2010
Paris, France
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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Summer Research Intern - Mechatronics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Created a user interface for simulating several robotic manipulators in MSC.ADAMS for educational purpose.
• Developed an ATMega32 microcontroller board to run a six-legged robot using RF control.
• Supported by the Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP) 2008, IIT Delhi
Delhi, India
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Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science - MS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Relevant Coursework: Advanced System Dynamics and Controls • Elements of Mechanical Design • UnderactuatedRobotics • Identification,  Estimation  and  Learning • Applied  Probability • Principles  of  Autonomy and Decision Making • Advances in Computer Vision • Statistical Learning Theory • Matrix Methods
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Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Technology - BTech
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
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Dynamic singularity avoidance for parallel manipulators using a task-priority based control scheme
Mechanism and Machine Theory, Volume 96, Part 1, Pages 107-126
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Dynamics of serial kinematic chains with large number of degrees-of-freedom
Journal of Multibody System Dynamics
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Dual-loop control for backlash correction in trajectory tracking of a planar 3-RRR manipulator
15th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM), 2011, IIT Madras, India
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Dynamic Modeling and Optimal Foot Force Distribution of Quadruped Walking Robot
Communication in Computer and Information Science, 1, Volume 103, Trends in Intelligent Robotics.Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
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Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Fellowship
Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Fellowship awarded for pursuing graduate studies for the academic year 2014-2015.
The French Embassy in India Scholarship 2009-2010
The French Embassy in India
Scholarship awarded for a 2.5 month internship at Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, France in the field of robotics.
Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP) 2008
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi, India
Selected for the program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the guidance of Prof. Subir Kumar Saha.
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Ariel Anders
Roboticist
Palo Alto, CA
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Karthikeya Parunandi
Roboticist at Vicarious AI
San Francisco Bay Area
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Karthikeyan Yuvaraj
Roboticist, Inventor, Artist
San Francisco Bay Area
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Jimmy Baraglia
Director of robotics
San Francisco Bay Area
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Akshay Chawla
Research Engineer at Vicarious
Santa Clara, CA
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Vincent Wall
PhD in Robotics at Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin
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J Swaroop Guntupalli
Staff Research Scientist and Team Lead at Vicarious AI
San Francisco Bay Area
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Divyam Rastogi
Robotics Engineer at wheel.me
Norway
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Shadi Dianat
Finance Manager at Vicarious AI
San Francisco Bay Area
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Sanjana Smruthi Srinivasan
Product Manager at Vicarious AI
San Francisco, CA
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Vivek Srivatsa
Account Executive & Head of Sales Ops at Vicarious
San Francisco Bay Area
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Marcello Russo
Co founder presso Vicarious
Frosinone
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Ross (Rosen) Diankov
CEO at Mujin Corp. (USA)
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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Pramit Sood
Sr. Development Engineer (R&D)  at ABB AG
Frankfurt
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Sonja Brand
Investor
New York, NY
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Sourabh Agrawal
Perception Algorithm | Sensor Fusion | ADAS/AD Professional
Vallendar
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Vishal Harpalani
General Partner at N Fund
Miami, FL
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Anand Suresh
Designer, Innovator and Robotics Tinkerer
Munich
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Rishi Jaiswal
Scientific Researcher at Bundeswehr University Munich, Mission Design and Satellite Integration
Munich
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Tanis Mar
Lead Robotics Research Engineer at Dyson
United Kingdom
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        I met Abhishek when we both were teaching assistants for MIT's 6.141/16.405 class.  This was a team and project based class on autonomous vehicles.  We spent hours together teaching this hands-on lab course and hosting office hours.  Whenever something wasn't working with one of our autonomous racecars, Abhishek was the expert to go to for diagnosing and fixing the problem. His knowledge of control algorithms, ROS, and knowing everything about our robot platform (accessing sensor data, commanding actuators, physical build, motors, etc) was invaluable.  As a coworker he was incredibly personable, technically talented, and an overall great member to have on the team. 


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