👋 Hello there, I’m Siddharth 🤖

🎓 I am a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University, conducting research in the SPARC Lab under the guidance of Professor Ryan Cosner. I hold a Master’s degree in Robotics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

🌟 About Me

🤖 How can we build robots that are not only safe, but also capable of performing at their full potential?

This question lies at the heart of my research and is what drives my passion for robotics.

👋 Hello! I’m Siddharth, a robotics researcher passionate about developing intelligent autonomous systems that can operate safely, reliably, and efficiently in complex, uncertain, and dynamic environments. My fascination with robots began at an early age and has since evolved into a pursuit of understanding not just how robots work, but how we can push the boundaries of what they can safely and intelligently achieve.

🎓 My journey in robotics has taken me from the fundamentals of electronics, embedded systems, sensors, and controllers to advanced areas such as motion planning, optimization, safe control and learning.

🛠️ My motivation for pursuing a Ph.D. stems from my experience in the robotics industry, where I witnessed firsthand how ensuring safety often comes at the cost of efficiency and performance. This inspired me to explore a fundamental question: Why should making robots safer mean making them less capable?

🔬 Today, my research focuses on developing control-theoretic methods that provide rigorous safety guarantees while preserving robot performance. I am particularly interested in enabling robots to reason about safety, make informed decisions under uncertainty, and adapt their behavior without sacrificing their ability to accomplish tasks effectively.

🔍 I am driven by challenging problems at the intersection of robotics, control theory, optimization, and learning, and by the opportunity to translate rigorous theoretical ideas into practical robotic capabilities.

For me, robotics is more than building machines that move or perform tasks. It is about building intelligent systems we can trust to act safely without losing the capabilities that make them useful.

✨ The journey has just begun, miles to go before I sleep!