Akshet Patel | Robotics Engineer in London

About

Who I am when I am not debugging

Controls and software engineer · ROS · Research

I completed my MSc in Robotics and Computation at University College London, after a BTech in Mechatronics Engineering from Manipal University Jaipur.

Outside the lab I play guitar, flute, and keyboard, and I stay active with football and cricket.

I am a certified HubSpot Digital Marketer, and a featured speaker at the Advanced Humanoid Forum 2027 in Munich.

I have also partnered with Upbrandly on brand growth across life science, tech, and education.

Life outside work

People, places, and weekends

Akshet Patel receiving an award on stage

You miss 100% of the shots you do not take.

Wayne Gretzky

Education

Where I learnt to break things, carefully

University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

Master of Science (MSc) - Robotics and Computation

September 2022 - September 2023

Focused on:

Introduction to Machine Learning
Virtual Environments
Robotic Systems Engineering
Robotic Control Theory and Systems
Robotic Sensing, Manipulation, and Interaction
Robot Vision and Navigation
Machine Vision
Applied Deep Learning

Dissertation: Chemical Source Estimation and Localisation using Active Deep Reinforcement Learning

Supervisors: Dr Zhongguo Li, Dr Simon Julier

Manipal University Jaipur

Jaipur, India

Bachelor of Technology - Mechatronics Engineering; GPA: 9.76/10

July 2018 - July 2022

Focused on:

Engineering Mathematics (I, II, III, IV)
Theory of Machines
Control Systems
Mechatronics System Design
Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
PLC
Industrial Robotics
Robot Path Planning and Control
Artificial Intelligence

Dissertation: TeleSurgery: A Proof of Concept

Supervisors: Assoc Prof Cai Yiyu, Dr Princy Randhawa

Selected work

Projects

Media-first builds across ROS, perception, and autonomy.

Pick and Place using Panda Arm

C++, ROS, OpenCV, PCL · March 2023

Navigation for a Robotic Lawnmower

MATLAB, GNSS, GPS, IMU · February 2023

Graph-based Optimisation and SLAM

MATLAB · March 2023

KUKA YouBot Simulation

Python, ROS · December 2022

Trajectory Planning for a Quadcopter

MATLAB · December 2022

TeleSurgery: A Proof of Concept

Python, ROS, Unity 3D, C# · June 2022

Bathymetric Map from DVL Sensor Data

Python, ROS · January 2022

Augmented Reality with IoT

C#, Unity 3D · August 2021

AR Virus App Simulator

C#, Unity 3D · April 2021

MedBuddy: Medicine Delivery Robot

Python, ROS · September 2020

Writing

Notes on LinkedIn

Selected thoughts from 2023 onwards. Open a title in the sheet to read the post.

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Research

Papers and publications

Selected articles and chapters across robotics, IoT, and applied AI.

Conference Article - ICRITO 2021

MedBuddy: The Medicine Delivery Robot

Nov 16, 2021

Conference Article - ICRITO 2021

Automated Door System Using Arduino For Crowd Management

Nov 16, 2021

Engineered Science Publisher (Q1)

Bio-Virus Spread Simulation in Real 3D Space using Augmented Reality

Dec 8, 2021

Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNISA,volume 13147)

MQTT Protocol use cases in the Internet of Things

Dec 18, 2021

Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNISA,volume 13147)

Routing Protocol Security for Low-Power and Lossy Networks in the Internet of Things

Dec 18, 2021

Book Chapter - CRC Press, A Taylor & Francis Group

Role of Internet of Things (IoT) in Electronic Waste Management

April 5, 2021

Conference Article - IndiaCom 2022

A Machine Learning based Approach for Classification of a Person's Actions based on Electromyography (EMG) Signals

May 02, 2022

Conference Article - ICI4 2022

Portable gait analysis sensor model for Parkinson’s disease

May 06, 2022

Hindawi Special Issue - Sensors of Digital Twin Systems

A Modern Approach towards an Industry 4.0 Model: From Driving Technologies to Management

Jun 15, 2022

Springer Nature Singapore

Dynamics Modelling and Motion Simulation of a Segway Robotic Transportation System

Jun 16, 2022

Conference Article - ICAITPR 2022

Application of Blockchain in Healthcare

March 10, 2022

Conference Article - ICAAID 2022

A Study of EMG Signals Using QNET Myoelectric Board and LabVIEW Software

March 29, 2022

Conference Article - ICAAID 2022

Virtual and Augmented Reality for Mechatronics based Applications

March 29, 2022

Journal of Sensors - Hindawi 2022

A Critical Evaluation of Procedural Content Generation Approaches for Digital Twins

July 29, 2022

Springer Security and Privacy in Cyberspace

Internet of Things (IoT) System Security Vulnerabilities and Its Mitigation

August 29, 2022

Experience

Roles and internships

Building products and research systems in the wild.

Sunsynk Limited, United Kingdom

Controls and Software Engineer

My former company Smart Power Systems was acquired by Sunsynk Limited on March 01, 2024.
Controls, Python, APIs, GCP, OCPP, S7-1200 and ET200SP PLCs
Energy Management System (EMS)
EV Charger Management System

Manager: Dr Ian Chilvers

August 2023 - Present

National Institute of Technology Patna ROS internship

National Institute of Technology, Patna, India

Robot Operating System (ROS) Intern

Worked with Quad-SDK, a ROS-based full-stack software framework for agile quadrupedal locomotion
Explored a suite of visualization and data-processing tools for rapid development

Supervisor: Dr Gagan Deep Meena

June 2022 - July 2022

Nanyang Technological University IndiaConnect research visit

Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Visiting Student Researcher (IndiaConnect@NTU)

Developed the Proof of Concept for TeleSurgery using Virtual Reality and Robotics via Robot Operating System (ROS) and deployed it on the Meta Quest Headset.

Supervisors: Assoc Prof Cai Yiyu, Dr Princy Randhawa

January 2022 - June 2022

National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) - CSIR, India

Project Intern

Developed a Robot Operating System (ROS) package to create the Bathymetric Map of the seabed by the data captured by the Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) sensor.

Supervisors: Mrs. Nagvekar M Surekha, Sh. Pramod Kumar Maurya, Dr Raja Rout

December 2021 - January 2022

MITACS Globalink Research Internship at Lakehead University

Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada

MITACS Globalink Research Intern 2021

Conducted extensive research on securing the Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks using Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA3) and the use cases of the MQTT Protocol under the guidance of my host professor from Lakehead University, Canada.

Supervisors: Dr Gautam Srivastava

June 2021 - September 2022

InfoSuccess3D AR and VR internship in Athens

InfoSuccess3D, Athens, Greece

AR/VR Intern

Trained to use Unity3D and C# to create a 2D game and an AR application, AR Virus App Simulator, to visualise coronavirus spread in real time in 3D space, and contributed to a research paper on the same.

Supervisors: Mr Konstantinos Tsaramirsis

April 2021 - May 2021

Milestones