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KanishkaHarwani/README.md

Hi, I'm Kanishka 👋

Robotics & Embedded Systems Engineer — I build software, hardware, and real-time systems for robots that operate in the real world.

MS Mechatronics @ NYU · Autonomous Robots · ROS 2 · Embedded Systems · C++ · Perception
Intern @ Delopt · ROS 2 · Gazebo · SLAM · Sensor Fusion · Object Detection · Synthetic Data Generation

Skills

Languages: Python Embedded C C++ Bash

Robotics & Embedded: ROS 2 micro-ROS ESP32 ODrive Autonomous Navigation SLAM VSLAM Sensor Fusion Perception

Computer Vision & Sensors: OpenCV Cameras LiDAR IMU mmWave Radar V4L2

Communication & Systems: CAN Bus UART SPI I2C TCP/UDP Bluetooth Wi-Fi POSIX IPC Shared Memory Semaphores

PCB & Hardware Design: KiCAD EagleCAD Fusion 360 LTspice

Simulation & Tools: Gazebo MATLAB Simulink Linux Git CMake

Featured Projects

📡 AMR Safety Test Platform

Four-wheel-drive autonomous mobile robot for perception and safety research in human-robot environments. ROS 2 sensor-fusion stack integrating mmWave radar, cameras, IMU, and GPS for comparative perception and autonomous navigation testing. ROS 2 C++ Sensor Fusion mmWave Radar IMU GPS Autonomous Navigation

🤖 ROS 2 + Gazebo VSLAM Bot

Simulation platform for developing and validating VSLAM and autonomous navigation on a 4-wheel skid-steer robot. Dual-camera perception stack with ROS 2 and Gazebo, progressing from teleoperation and odometry validation toward visual localization, mapping, obstacle detection, and autonomous navigation.
ROS 2 Gazebo VSLAM C++ Computer Vision Navigation

⚙️ POSIX ↔ ROS 2 Shared Memory Bridge

C++ IPC pipeline connecting POSIX processes and ROS 2 through shared memory and semaphores. Validated with V4L2 camera capture, ROS 2 image transport, object detection, and live overlay rendering for high-throughput perception data.
C++ POSIX IPC Shared Memory ROS 2 V4L2 OpenCV

Currently

🔬 Robotics / Embedded Systems Intern @ Delopt — ROS 2, perception systems, synthetic data generation, and robotics software development. 📬 Open to internships and full-time roles in robotics, embedded systems, autonomy, and perception.

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  1. AMR-Test-Platform AMR-Test-Platform Public

    Modular ROS 2-based AMR testbed using Jetson Nano, mmWave radar, LiDAR, and ESP32 microcontrollers. Supports SLAM, sensor fusion, and autonomous navigation with custom motor control, battery monito…

    C++ 1

  2. posix-ros2-shm-bridge posix-ros2-shm-bridge Public

    A from-scratch C++ test harness proving a camera pipeline can cross the POSIX↔ROS2 boundary and back, using explicit shm_open/sem_open shared memory instead of ROS2 topics — validated end-to-end wi…

    C++

  3. ros2_gz_vslam_bot ros2_gz_vslam_bot Public

    ROS 2 + Gazebo simulation of a 4-wheel differential-drive robot for staged VSLAM development — from teleop sanity checks to full autonomous navigation on rough terrain.

    Python