Harsh Dhruva working with robot arms

About.

Robotics engineer. Interested in the intersection of technology and real-world deployment.

Experience

Google (via AutoRoboto) Robotics Systems Engineer · Jul 2024 to present Built robotic systems for biometric security testing on Pixel devices. Led ROS1→ROS2 migration and designed automated attack trajectory libraries.
Peanut Robotics Robotics Engineer · Jul 2022 to Apr 2024 Owned the arm software stack on a commercially deployed mobile manipulator for hotel bathroom cleaning: trajectory generation, computer vision, and operator tooling.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Robotics · 2020-2022 · 4.00 GPA Robotic post-processing of additive manufacturing parts at CERLAB.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology B.S. Mechanical Engineering · 2016-2020 · Magna Cum Laude Represented the USA at the E²Festa Global Capstone Design Competition in South Korea.

Currently exploring

The intersection of classical robotics and learned policies: behavioral cloning, diffusion policy, foundation models. Building hands-on with the XLErobot.