HI! I'M ASHISH PAKA.

I BUILD INTELLIGENT ROBOTS THAT SEE. THINK. MOVE.

I'm a Robotics and AI Engineer based in the United States of America, with a M.S. in Robotics & Autonomous Systems from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. I design systems that learn from humans, navigate the world, and complete what cameras can't see β€” blending AI, control theory, machine learning, computer vision, and robotic design to drive real-world impact.

WHAT I DO

Ashish Paka
HI! I'M ASHISH PAKA.

I BUILD INTELLIGENT ROBOTS THAT SEE. THINK. MOVE.

I'm a Robotics and AI Engineer based in the United States of America, with a M.S. in Robotics & Autonomous Systems from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. I design systems that learn from humans, navigate the world, and complete what cameras can't see β€” blending AI, control theory, machine learning, computer vision, and robotic design to drive real-world impact.

Ashish Paka

WHAT I DO

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Education

M.S. in Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Aug 2023 – May 2025 | GPA: 3.96/4.00

Relevant Coursework: Linear Algebra, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Perception in Robotics, AR-VR Systems, Expressive Robotics, Modeling and Control of Robots, Advanced System Modelling Learning, Dynamics and Control, Reinforcement Learning, Multi-Robot Systems

Research Focus: Cross Embodiment Skill Representation in Robotics, Human-Robot Collaboration, Autonomous Systems

ASU Graduation

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India
July 2016 – June 2020 | GPA: 7.49/10.00

Minor: Mechanical design and physics

Focus Areas: Product Design, FEA/CFD Analysis, Aerospace Systems, Material Science

Leadership: Student Rocketry Lead at thrustMIT (India's no. 1 Student Rocketry Team 2017-2020)

Team Rocket

Schooling & Pre-University

Hyderabad, India
2001 – 2016

Sri Chaitanya Junior Kalasala (2014–2016): Board: Telangana | PCM | 95.2%

Kalpa School (2001–2014): Board: ICSE | 91.5%

Foundation in analytical reasoning, physics, and system thinking with consistent academic excellence

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Experience

Robotics Research Engineer

LOGOS Robotics Lab, Arizona State University
Jan 2025 – Present | Tempe, AZ
β€’ Architecting a PerSPARAMA agent by coupling sparse voxel transformer perception with a homeostatic self-model via bidirectional cross-attention into a joint situational latent. Self-worth modelled via dual-utility PPO with state-conditioned exchange rate. A reality alignment loss jointly updates world and self for life-like mission autonomy
β€’ Collaborated with Weiwei Gu and ASU-SCAI professor Dr. Nakul Gopalan on the CoRL 2024 paper Continual Skill and Task Learning via Dialogue to develop Cross Embodiment Skill Representation in Robotics
β€’ Deployed ResNet-18 & ACT-LoRA to engage RL and trajectory-based unsupervised skill learning on FR3 Franka arm for few shot continual learning. Integrated CV and Gemini VLM into the framework and achieved 91.4% confidence in skill matching on RH20T dataset to segment demonstrations into skill primitives with semantic labels

Mechanical Engineer

Larsen & Toubro Technology Services (LTTS)
Sept 2020 – June 2023 | Bangalore, India
β€’ Consulted clients like Carrier Transicold, Scania, Eaton Corporation and Cooper Lighting aiding in product development using CAE tools Creo Parametric, SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor and Ansys for FEA/CFD analysis, failure mode analysis, environmental protection ratings, manufacturing design and intellectual property protection
β€’ Collaborated internationally on complex mechanical designs and analysis projects across multiple vehicle programs
β€’ Completed 8+ client projects at 100% quality delivery and progressed Intern → GET → Associate Engineer → Engineer in under 2 years
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Projects

A.L.B.E.R.C. - Autonomous Learning Bot to Explore React and Collaborate

Jan 2026 - Present
Sub-$1000 wheeled differential-drive robot with multi-modal fused perception for autonomous navigation and human-robot collaboration

PerSPARAMA - Perception of a Self-worth Perspective Agent

Jan 2025 - Present
Unified architecture coupling sparse voxel transformer perception with homeostatic self-model via bidirectional cross-attention for risk-calibrated mission autonomy

Swarm Robotics Collaborative Mapping

Dec 2024
Pioneered collaborative exploration using Voronoi pattern swarm with ROS2, achieving 5x faster 3D reconstruction

Optimized VoxFormer Autonomous Driving

May 2024
Sparse voxel transformer for 3D semantic occupancy prediction with 10% IoU improvement

6-DOF Path Planning Robot Arm

Dec 2023
RRT* and A* algorithms for collision-free trajectory planning in 6-DOF manipulator arms

Cross Embodiment Skill Representation

2024
Unified framework for skill transfer across different robotic platforms

AR-VR Pass Through Environment

2024
Immersive applications using Meta Quest and Unity for comprehensive AR/VR integration

E-Commerce Image Recognition

2024
ML-DL methods for product classification and personalized recommendations
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Skills

Software

TensorFlow PyTorch Git Docker OpenAI Gym ROS 1/2 Catkin V-Rep Gazebo MoveIt MuJoCo Isaac SIM Arduino Pybullet Linux Python C/C++ Java MATLAB CARLA MQDH Unity AR/VR

Fields of Interest

Multi-Robot Systems Autonomous Systems and Navigation Computer Vision Perception in Robotics Machine Learning Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning AR-VR

Robotics

Robot Kinematics and Dynamics Sensor Fusion Motion-Planning SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) Control Systems Embedded Systems CUDA Programming

Other

Product Design/Simulation/Life Cycle Management GPU Programming with CUDA Material science and composites Aerospace Design DFMA DFMAE Project Management Strategy Formulation
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Achievements

Poster Presentation | ASU SEMTE 2025

Cross Embodiment Skill Representation in Robotics
Presented cutting-edge research on skill transfer across different robotic platforms at ASU's School of Engineering symposium.

Paper Presentation | Southwest Robotics Symposium 2024

Swarm Robotics for Autonomous Collaborative Mapping
Showcased innovative multi-robot coordination algorithms and collaborative exploration techniques at prestigious robotics symposium.

Spot Award for Design | SA Cup 2019 | Rocketry at thrustMIT

(India's no. 1 Student Rocketry Team 2017-2020)
Launched sounding rockets Project Vyom and Arya; Granted Patent no. 506725 - "A SYSTEM FROM EJECTION"
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US Work Authorized

I'm always interested in new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting projects. US Work Authorized. No sponsorship required. On OPT with STEM-OPT extension till June 2028. Feel free to reach out!