Chetan Parihar

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About

Ai and Robotics engineer with hands-on experience developing autonomous navigation, SLAM, and simulation-driven robotic systems.


Worked on AMR, humanoid, quadruped, and manipulator platforms using ROS 2, LiDAR, depth cameras, and high-fidelity simulation. Experienced in integrating AI models, imitation and reinforcement learning pipelines, and deploying systems from simulation to real-world robots with a strong focus on scalable software architecture.

Technical Skills

I have proactively pursued self-learning and leveraged various online learning platforms to acquire a diverse set of skills.

  • Core: Python (OOP), C++, C
  • Robotics: ROS 2 (Humble/Jazzy), Nav2, RTAB-MAP, MoveIt 2, Semantic slam and navigation
  • AI & CV: PyTorch, YOLO, OpenCV, MediaPipe, LLM, huggingface, Reinforcement Learning, Ollama
  • Simulation: Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Ignition Gazebo
  • Tools: Git, Linux, AutoCAD (Fusion360)

Experience & Education

Professional Experience

Bluefordge Labs

Lead Physical Ai Engineer

March 2026
  • Quadruped Locomotion: Working on Quadruped locomotion and robotic arm, simulation (Isaac Lab), and real-world robotic applications.

MuksRobotics

Robotics Engineer

April 2025 – December 2025
  • Autonomous Navigation Systems: Developed navigation stacks using 2D LiDAR, 3D LiDAR, and RGB-D cameras across AMR, Humanoid, and Quadruped platforms (Spaceo Pro, SpaceoM1 Gen3, Unitree Go1).
  • Robot SDK Architecture: Architected a scalable Robot SDK to abstract hardware interfaces, enabling seamless integration between low-level control, AI modules, and high-level software for both Ignition Gazebo simulation and real-robot deployment.
  • High-Performance Compute: Implemented multi-sensor navigation on Unitree Go2 Air using Unitree 4D L2 LiDAR and Intel RealSense D435i, leveraging RTAB-Map (ROS 2) on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin.

MuksRobotics

AI & Robotics Intern

August 2024 – February 2025
  • Simulation Environments: Built reusable workflows in Gazebo Classic and Ignition Gazebo for mobile and manipulator robots. Created high-fidelity environments using Blender assets to evaluate ACT-based manipulation policies.
  • Manipulation & Sim-to-Real: Integrated MoveIt 2 for the RoArm-M2-S robotic arm. Successfully trained Action Chunking Transformer (ACT) policies in simulation and deployed them to the real robot for validation.
  • Reinforcement Learning: Gained hands-on experience with control and policy learning workflows using Stable-Baselines3.
  • Quadruped Navigation: Implemented ROS 2 mapping and localization on the Unitree Go1 robot using Nav2 and Slamtec A2M12 2D LiDAR.

Techriigour IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

On-the-Job Training – AI

April 2024 – May 2024
  • Developed an AI application focusing on image-based object counting functionality.
  • Implemented YOLOv8 for accurate object detection and quantification in static images.
  • Integrated the object-counting pipeline into the core application workflow for automated visual analysis.

LetsGrowMore

Data Science Intern (Virtual)

March 2023
  • Gained hands-on experience in data cleaning, preprocessing, and exploratory data analysis (EDA) on real-world datasets.
  • Built and evaluated machine learning models to solve data-driven problems.

Research & Publications

AI-Assisted Image Annotation System

Published: April 2025 | IRJMETS
  • Abstract: Proposed a semi-automated annotation workflow using YOLOv8. The system employs an iterative active learning mechanism that reduces manual labeling effort by 70-80%.
  • DOI: 10.56726/IRJMETS73213
  • Read Paper »

Guest Lecture

Computer Vision (OpenCV)

August 2022

Organised by Team Raptors @ Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri

  • Delivered a hands-on practical session on Computer Vision.
  • Addressed student queries regarding image processing pipelines and real-time detection.
  • Watch Video Highlight

Education

MSc (Computer Science)

2023 - 2025

Pratibha College of Commerce & Computer Studies, SPPU, Pune

Bachelor of Computer Science

2020 - 2023

Audyogik Tantra Shikshan Sanstha, SPPU, Pune

Contact

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Location

Pune, Maharashtra, India