About

About

Hello! 👋 I'm Rohit Dey, a passionate robotics and AI enthusiast 🤖, and a PhD candidate in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) 🎓. My curiosity in robotics and automation has driven me to tackle a diverse range of challenges, from localizing Autonomous Ground Vehicles (AGVs) to navigating drones, and now, developing medical robots for surgery and advanced manufacturing systems.

With a strong foundation in control systems, computer vision, and deep learning, I specialize in developing intelligent robotic systems that bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical applications. My work spans surgical robotics, automated manufacturing, SLAM algorithms, and human-robot collaboration.

I am always eager to acquire new skills and thrive on collaborating with like-minded innovators on exciting projects. 😇 If you share my passion for advancing robotics and AI, I'd love to connect and explore potential collaborations.

Technical Skills 🛠️

My Skills

Professional Experience 💼

Research Assistant | Medical and Manufacturing Innovation Lab (MedMaIn)

  • Developed a teleoperated neuro-interventional robotic platform with haptic feedback for guidewire/catheter navigation
  • Creating ROS2 plugins for real-time motion mapping with Electromagnetic Tracking (EMT) sensors
  • Implemented Adaptive Impedance Control using Reinforcement Learning (RL) on UR5e

Robotics Software Engineer | Procter & Gamble (P&G)

  • Deployed an automated chemical dispensing and mixing system using UR10e collaborative robot.
  • Implemented Modbus TCP/IP and RS485 communication protocols for sensor integration
  • Created user-friendly interface for high-level robot control

Research Intern | Cooperative Distributed Lab (CDS)

  • Developed a Visual SLAM algorithm for AVs with monocular depth estimation, optical flow, and EKF in CARLA.
  • Developed an advanced indoor localization system for UAVs and AGVs by integrating ultra-wide band (UWB) RFID sensors.

Key Projects 🔭

An Intuitive Haptic Enabled Console for Teleoperation of Interventional Robotic Platform ✨
  • Designed and Modeled a Teleoperated Neuro-interventional Robotic Platform for guidewire and catheter naviagtion.
  • Implemented Field Oriented Control (FOC) for contorlling multiple BLDC motors wirelessly with micro-Ros.
  • Developed Ros2 plugin for real-time motion mapping with Electro-Magnetic Tracking Sensors.
Fully Automated Chemical Dispensing Bot using UR10e ✨
  • Developed a Dispenser Bot with UR10e for automated dispensing and mixing of chemicals for versatile application as per need.
  • Used Modbus TCP/IP and serial RS485 for real-time communication protocol to interact with different sensors.
  • Developed a software application with a friendly UI to directly communicate with the dispenser bot to carry out high-level functions.
MonoDepth-vSLAM: A Visual EKF-SLAM using Optical Flow and Monocular Depth Estimation -in CARLA ✨
  • Developed an algorithm to address the drawbacks of monocular-SLAM.
  • Used concepts of Optical Flow in EKF
  • Estimated Depth of features from single Image with help of Deep Neural Network
3D Vasculature Reconsturction from 2D Portable Ultrasound Scan ✨
  • Developed an algorithm to reconstruct 3D vasculature from 2D ultrasound scans without dissrupting the normal medical procedure.
  • Leveraged UCO-SLAM with RGBD images for tracking the ultrasound probe.
  • Conducted clinical trials and tested the efficacy of the system.

Publications & Patents 📝

Education 🎓

  • Ph.D. in Robotics Engineering (GPA: 4.0/4.0) | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA | 2022 - 2026
    Focus: Medical Robotics, Control Systems, Human-Robot Interaction

  • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 4.0/4.0) | University of Cincinnati, OH | 2018 - 2021
    Focus: AGV, Computer Vision, Localization & Controls, Robotic Manipulation.

  • Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 8.39/10.0) | WBUT | 2013 - 2017
    Focus: Additive Manufacturing, CNC, Micro Fluidics

Awards & Honors 🏆

  • Research Excellence Award 2025Worcester Polytechnic Institute2025
  • David Fite Scholarship 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute2024-2025
  • Graduate School Merit ScholarshipUniversity of Cincinnati2018-2021

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