AG Hridaanshu (Anshu) Gusain

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Hridaanshu Gusain

Hi! I'm Anshu, a Mechatronics & Robotics engineer studying Computer Engineering at UIUC, with a minor in CS.

I really enjoy embedded systems, computer vision, real-time control, and PCB design - basically the software/hardware stack that drives autonomous systems.

When I'm not at school, I love exploring nature and taking pictures with my Sony a6400.

Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn!

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a few things about me outside of engineering

About Me All Work All Projects

Camera

Sony a6400

Hobbies

Photography · Gym · F1

Favorite Artist

The Weeknd

National Parks

15+ visited

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School

UIUC '28

Major

Computer Eng + CS Minor

Focus

Embedded · Vision · Control

From

Upstate New York

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the professional part of this page

Kodiak AI

Kodiak AI

Motion Planning Intern

Fall 2026 – Present

Mountain View, CA

Working on the motion planning stack of the Kodiak Driver — the autonomy system behind driverless Class 8 tractor-trailers. Behavior & trajectory planning for lane changes, merges, and traffic interactions under heavy-vehicle constraints.

Motion Planning C++ Python Autonomous Vehicles Simulation
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Fab2

Fab2 (FKA Atomic Semi)

Automation Software Engineering Intern

May 2026 – Aug 2026

San Francisco, CA

Worked on computer vision applications and robotic systems in C/Rust for a novel chip fabrication platform at a semiconductor startup.

Computer Vision Robotics C Rust Semiconductors
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Blink Robotics

Blink Robotics

Mechatronics Engineer

2025 – Present

Champaign, IL

Designed full embedded stack for 4-DOF robotic arm (STM32/ESP32, ROS2, motor & sensor drivers). Integrated depth camera with NVIDIA Orin for mapping & state estimation.

STM32 ESP32 FreeRTOS ROS2 CAN C/C++
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ASME

ASME – Additive Manufacturing

Research Lead

2024 – 2025

UIUC

Directed development of a 6-DOF robotic 3D printer with ROS-based multi-axis control. Built custom control boards and synchronized CAN bus networks for accurate toolpath execution.

ROS CAN Kinematics Custom Boards
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things I've built

Autonomous Excavator – Act-Athon

Hackathon by Actor Labs, sponsored by Physical Intelligence. A real mini excavator that picks up and places objects, driven by a fine-tuned build of the unreleased π0.7 model and improved with DAgger.

π0.7 DAgger Imitation Learning OAK-D
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Waymo Open Dataset Perception Tooling

Frame loader and calibration tooling: decodes TFRecords, time-aligns 5 cameras with 360° LiDAR, and renders ground-truth 3D boxes in BEV. In progress.

Python LiDAR BEV protobuf
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Autonomous Drone

Autonomous Drone Navigation System

Custom flight controller PCB (ESP32), integrating power management, sensor interfaces, and motor control. Pi handles vision: stereo depth & object detection feeding obstacle avoidance.

ESP32 FreeRTOS Raspberry Pi SLAM PID KiCAD
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4-DOF Robotic Arm – Interactive 3D

Full mechanical and electrical design of a 4 degree-of-freedom robotic arm. Drag to rotate the model.

SolidWorks STM32 Motor Control
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