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Devansh Dhrafani

Graduate student

Robotics Institute, CMU

Biography

Hi! I’m a Masters student at Carnegie Mellon University. I am fascinated by robots and hope to use them to make meaningful impact on people’s lives. I am actively looking for full-time opportunities starting May 2024.

Currently I'm working with Prof Sebastian Scherer at the AirLab on Autonomous UAV flight through dense visually degraded wildfires. Recently, I interned at Diamond Age 3D as a Robotics Software Engineer working on motion planning for autonomous construction robots. In the past, I worked with Prof Howie Choset on designing gaits for snake robots, including the NASA-JPL EELS robot and developing medical sensors to aid in Autonomous Robotic needle insertion. Check out all my projects here.

I like to spend my free time reading SciFi/Fantasy, and spending time in nature. Do get in touch with me to discuss Robotics, hiking spots or your favorite SciFi novel!

Interests

  • Motion Planning
  • Controls
  • Robot Autonomy

Education

  • MSME in Robotics and Controls, 2024

    Carnegie Mellon University

  • MSc Physics + BE Mechanical, 2022

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani

News

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Jun 2023 Paper WIT-UAS: A Wildland-fire Infrared Thermal Dataset to Detect Crew Assets From Aerial Views accepted at IROS 2023!
May 2023 Interned at Diamond Age 3D as Robotics Software Engineer on Motion Planning for construction robots.
Jan 2023 Joined Wildfire project at the AirLab, advised by Prof Sebastian Scherer.
Apr 2022 Accepted offer to join the MSME-Research program at Carnegie Mellon University.