Hi I'm Abhinav (They/them)!

Currently, I am a Ph.D. candidate in Robotics Engineering at the MER Lab in Worcester Polytechnic Institute. My research focuses on developing vision-based control and manipulation algorithms for soft robots. I am interested in investigating the applications of soft robots in assistive robotics, surgical robotics, and environmental robotics.

Outside the lab you can find me hiking the NH 48 peaks or sailing in the Boston harbor. If you're interested in my adventures in robotics or nature feel free to reach out!

Recent news

Feb. 2025
Participated in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition at WPI

Title: Controlling Soft Assistive Robots via Visual Feedback

Jan. 2025
Successfully defended my dissertation proposal!

Title: Vision-based Control of Soft Continuum Robots
Committee: Dr. Cagdas Onal, Dr. Loris Fichera, Dr. Zhu Mao
Advisor: Dr. Berk Calli

Oct. 2024
Presented at IROS in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

My paper titled, "Grow-to-Shape Control of Variable Length Continuum Robots via Adaptive Visual Servoing", was accepted to IROS for an oral presentation. I also had the opportunity to present my research at the SOFT Frontiers Workshop.

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