I'm currently pursuing a Master's in Robotic Systems Development at Carnegie Mellon University, home to the Robotics Institute.
Previously, I was a Research Associate at the Robotics Research Center (RRC), IIIT Hyderabad advised by Prof. Madhava Krishna. My work focused on advancing grasp planning and manipulation algorithms.
Prior to my research role, I worked as a Firmware Development Engineer at Cradlepoint (now Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions). I have also worked with JdeRobot through Google Summer of Code, working with Prof. Jose Maria Canas Plaza and Pedro Arias Pérez on the open source software Robotics Academy.
I'm a Computer Science Engineering graduate specializing in AI/ML and Robotics. During my undergrad I worked extensively with Team RUDRA - SRM Mars Rover, Building the Robotics and Computer Vision stack.
Beyond robotics, I'm passionate about badminton and running. Feel free to reach out - I'd love to connect!
Updates
- Sep 2025 Awarded the JN Tata Endowment for Higher Education to support my Master's studies at Carnegie Mellon University.
- May 2025 Our work GPD is accepted at CASE 2025.
- Feb 2025 Got accepted into both MS Robotics and Robotic Systems Development programs at CMU's Robotics Institute!
- May 2024 Mentoring two projects for JdeRobot at Google Summer of Code.
- Mar 2024 Our paper is accepted at RiE 2024.
- Feb 2024 Joined the Robotics Research Center (RRC), IIIT Hyderabad as a Research Associate under Prof. Madhava Krishna
- May 2023 Got accepted in Google Summer of Code at JdeRobot.
- Oct 2022 Our work Zutu accepted at ICRAE 2022, Singapore.
- Oct 2022 Graduated from SRM Institute of Science and Technology with a B.Tech in Computer Science.
- Jun 2022 Joined Cradlepoint as a full time Firmware Engineer.
- Jan 2022 Joined Cradlepoint as an intern Firmware Engineer.
- Dec 2021 Team won People's Choice Award and AUD$750 in Technology Infusion Grand Challenge Asia.
- Jan 2020 Team RUDRA secured Rank 1 (Asia) and 3 (globally) in International Rover Challenge in Chennai.
- May 2019 Team RUDRA secured Rank 2 (Asia) and 11 (globally) in University Rover Challenge in Utah, US.
- Jun 2018 Joined student research team RUDRA building Mars rover Prototypes.
- Jun 2017 Team secured 1st prize at the International Robotics Competition's finale in Beijing, China.
- Dec 2016 Team secured 1st prize and sponsored trip to China in International Robotics Competition's National Finale.
Research
Ajit Srikanth∗,
Parth Mahajan∗,
Kallol Saha∗,
Vishal Mandadi∗,
Pranjal Paul†,
Pawan Wadhwani†,
Brojeshwar Bhowmick,
Arun Singh,
Madhava Krishna
International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2025
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Improving Usability of a Web-Based Platform for Teaching Robotics Engineering
Lía García-Pérez,
David Roldán,
Enric Cervera,
Pawan Wadhwani,
José M. Cañas
Robotics in Education (RiE), April 2024
Proceedings
Prateek,
Pawan Wadhwani,
Reshesh Kumar Pathak,
Mayur Bhosale,
A Helen Victoria
International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE), November 2022
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Projects
RoboticsAcademy: Migration to ROS2 Humble
Under the mentorship of Pedro Arias Pérez, Prof. Jose Maria Canas Plaza and L. Roberto
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Student research team at SRM Institute of Science and Technology
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Pawan Wadhwani,
Akankshi Vaishya,
Prateek,
Reshesh Kumar Pathak,
Mayur Bhosale,
Antariksh Ray,
Technology Infusion Grand Challenge Asia, Dec 2021, La Trobe University
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Pawan Wadhwani(Team Lead),
Nishchay Pagarani,
Shashwat Vyas,
Chaitanya Vyas
International Robotics Competition, Jun 2017, Beijing, China
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