Mechanical Engineer turned Robotics Software Engineer 🔧 ➡️ 🖥️

Learning to build robots that navigate, perceive, and interact with the real world. Exploring autonomous systems through hands-on projects with C++, Python, and MATLAB.

Learning Path: 🤖 Autonomous Navigation • 🗺️ SLAM & Localization • 🦾 Motion Planning & Manipulation • 👁️ Computer Vision • 🎯 Sensor Processing

Patrol Navigation Controller (C++ with ROS2 Nav2)

• Waypoint patrol with cyclical behavior
• Pose orientation handling with quaternions
• AMCL localization integration
• Callback-based asynchronous goal management

Random Explorer Bot (C++ with ROS2 Nav2)

• Autonomous exploration implementation
• Dynamic path planning

Waypoint Navigation (Python with ROS2 Nav2)

• Waypoint management system
• Real-time navigation feedback

Autonomous Navigation with Obstacle Avoidance (Python)

• Custom navigation without Nav2
• Obstacle detection and response

Wall Following Controller (Python with PID Control)

• LiDAR scan data processing
• PID control implementation
• Multi-zone collision detection
• State machine logic: search → find wall → follow → escape
• Adaptive speed based on obstacles

Wall Following Controller (C++ implementation)

• High-performance variant of Python version

MoveIt Pick & Place Demo (Python)

• Pick-and-place operations with MoveIt
• Computer vision for object detection
• Arm trajectory planning

Colored Object Picker (Python with OpenCV)

• Real-time object detection and tracking
• Vision-based positioning

Automatic Water Pumping System (MATLAB + Arduino)

• Sensor integration basics
• Arduino hardware control

🤖 ROS2 & Robotics Frameworks → Building blocks for autonomous systems

🎯 Control Algorithms → PID controllers and motion planning basics

🦾 Robotic Manipulation → Motion planning with MoveIt and arm control

🧬 Computer Vision Fundamentals → Object detection and tracking with OpenCV

📡 Hardware Integration → Connecting sensors and actuators to software

• ROS2 Basics → Nodes, topics, actions, and message passing
• C++ & Python → Building everything from simple scripts to complex robotics applications
• Control Systems → PID loops and basic motion control
• Sensor Integration → Working with LiDAR, cameras, and other robot sensors