Nitish R. Raveendran
Robotics & Software Engineer Based in College Park, MD
About Me
Hello! I'm Nitish
Robotics Autonomy Engineer skilled in developing end-to-end ROS2 systems for real-world robots. Experienced in perception, planning, and control pipelines using RGB-D and stereo sensors, and in deploying motion planning for constrained tasks. Focused on building robust, production-ready cleaning and service robots through iterative testing and rapid debugging.
I am currently a Robotics Engineer at Anthropilot. Previously, I was a Software Engineer at Cognizant (2022-2023) developing full-stack web solutions. My passion is to bring cutting-edge robotics technologies to real-world applications.
Expertise
Robot
System Integration
Integrating sensors, controllers, and software frameworks like ROS2/Gazebo for autonomous robots.
Machine Learning
& AI
Building ML pipelines, deep reinforcement learning agents, and computer vision applications.
Embedded
Systems
Developing firmware on Arduino, ESP8266, and ESP-32 for IoT and real-time robotics projects.
Full-Stack
Web Development
Experienced in building REST APIs, front-end interfaces, and deploying scalable web apps.
Path Planning
& Control
Implementing RRT, A*, Potential Fields, LQR/LQG, and advanced planning for manipulators & vehicles.
Sensor
Fusion
Integrating data from LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, and more for robust state estimation and perception.
My Skills
Python
C++
ROS2
Tensorflow
Linux
Git
Docker
Pytorch
Issac sim
OpenAI Gym
OpenCV
Raspberry Pi
Matlab
Bash
Arduino
Gazebo Sim
Solidworks
Blender
Experience & Education
Work Experience
Anthropilot, New York
Robotics Engineer (Jul 2025 - Present)Developed ROS2 perception and planning pipelines for autonomous navigation on embedded compute.
Cognizant, Chennai
Software Engineer (Feb 2022 – Aug 2023)Developed and deployed full-stack features using React and Node.js, resulting in a 15% improvement in system responsiveness.
Education
University of Maryland, College Park
M.Eng, Robotics (Aug 2023 - May 2025)Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, AI in Robotics, Sensor Integration, Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, SLAM
Anna University, PEC, Chennai
B.E., Electronics and Communications (Graduated July 2022)GPA: 8.94/10.0
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