Projects
Robots built for the lunar surface, and the campaigns that took them out of the lab into terrain chosen to stand in for it. The electronics and embedded work that came before is further down.
Space robotics
MoonBot field campaigns and systems from the doctoral work at Tohoku, and the International Lunar University study.
Self-Evolving AI Robot System for Lunar Exploration
Space Robotics Lab, Tohoku University, with Kazuya Yoshida
The JST Moonshot Goal 3 programme behind MoonBot: robot systems that can build and maintain a lunar outpost with minimal human help.
Reinforcement learning, ROS 2, Isaac Sim, Python, Modular robotics
MoonBot APEX: Agentic Planning and Execution Framework
JAXA Space Exploration Test Field, Sagamihara
Full-scale field validation of agentic planning and execution for modular lunar robots, in lunar-analogue terrain and lighting.
Agentic planning, ROS 2, Python, Modular robotics
Modular RL Policy Implementation on Reconfigurable Robots
JAXA Space Exploration Test Field, Sagamihara
Reinforcement learning control policies tested on morphology-varying modular robots across multiple reconfigurations.
Reinforcement learning, Isaac Lab, PyTorch, Modular robotics
Plug and Play Modular Sensor Box
Abukuma Cave, Japan
A modular sensor package for the MoonBot platform, fusing LiDAR, fisheye and depth cameras. Field tested by mapping a cave.
Livox Mid-360 LiDAR, Intel RealSense D435i, Sensor fusion, SLAM, ROS 2
Enhanced Manipulator Control for Solar Infrastructure Deployment
JAXA Space Exploration Test Field, Sagamihara
Human-in-the-loop verification of UR16e manipulator control for precise assembly under uncertain terrain and visual conditions.
UR16e, OpenCV, ArUco markers, MoveIt, ROS
International Lunar University (SSP24)
International Space University Space Studies Program 2024, at NASA Johnson Space Center and Rice University, Houston, supervised by Jacob Cohen, Chief Scientist at NASA Ames
Project management lead and lead editor for an interdisciplinary lunar university proposal, later presented at IAC 2024.
Project management, Technical editing, Space policy
Earlier engineering work
Robotics, electronics, embedded systems and cloud infrastructure, from before the doctorate.
LiDAR Based Object Mapping and Identification Rover
An autonomous rover for mapping and object identification, aimed at space debris tracking and warehouse management.
Python, CNN, ROS, SLAM, Raspberry Pi, Keras
Numerically Controlled Oscillator for ISRO's SEAMS Project
ISRO SEAMS payload
A numerically controlled oscillator for spectrum analyser calibration on the SEAMS payload.
Verilog, Vivado, Nexys DDR FPGA board
8-bit Microcontroller using Verilog
An 8-bit microcontroller for small automation tasks, implemented on an FPGA.
Verilog, Nexys DDR FPGA board, Vivado HLS
Electric Vehicle Charging Management System
EVI Technologies, in collaboration with the Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
A cloud platform managing a cluster of electric vehicle charging stations, with IIT Delhi's CART.
Python, Django, AWS, MySQL, Apache, Linux
Health Kiosk System for Monitoring Employees' Health
JNE Smart Technologies
A health kiosk deployed during COVID-19 to monitor government employees' health in Meghalaya, India.
Raspberry Pi, Python, Flask, Sensors
SEBAI: Smart Eye Based on AI
An assistive device for blind, deaf and mute users, with speech navigation, sign language conversion and object identification.
ESP32-Cam, Keras, TensorFlow Lite, Python, PCB design