Akshaya Agrawal
Robotics Researcher
Ph.D Student @ Oregon State University
Multi-Robot Motion Planning & Coordination
Bio
I am a robotics researcher working on Multi-Robot Motion Planning. As a robotics Ph.D. student at Oregon State University, I am advised and mentored by Geoff Hollinger ↗ and Zak Kingston ↗. My passion is to enable a team of robots to perform tasks that are larger than us (humans).
Applying robotics to solve for problems where humans find it hard to operate like at the depth of the seas or at the height of the space drives me.
I have developed an algorithm cNKZ (Constrained Non-linear Kaczmarz) that models numerous constraints into manifolds so that big structural components can be coordinately transported by a team of robots. We have not only validated the algorithm in simulation but also deployed on real robots.
Hit me up for chatting more about robots that can conquer difficult tasks and extreme environments.
Latest Publication
"Constrained Nonlinear Kaczmarz Projection on Intersections of Manifolds for Coordinated Multi-Robot Mobile Manipulation"
A. Agrawal et al., ”Constrained Nonlinear Kaczmarz Projection on Intersections of Manifolds for Coordinated Multi-Robot Mobile Manipulation” Accepted for 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 2025.
Work Experience
Rugged Robotics
Robotics s/w Intern
Calibrated the robot using motion capture system
ITRI, Taiwan
Research Intern
Prototyped the poc of a device for treating vitiligo.
IISc, Bengaluru
Research Intern
Algorithm for detecting congested unguided roads.