Rachit Aggarwal

Rachit Aggarwal, PhD, is a Senior Robotics Engineer at Bonsai Robotics, focusing on advancements in modern agriculture. Previously, Rachit served as a Robotics Engineer II at Path Robotics, where motion planning algorithms for intelligent welding were developed, and as a Robotics Engineer, contributing to autonomous welding robot path planning and calibration. Rachit's academic background includes a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, where significant research was conducted in optimal path planning for autonomous systems and reliability modeling for hybrid energy systems. Additionally, Rachit has held various mentorship and intern roles, including team mentoring for design competitions and optimizing robotic systems in earlier positions. Rachit also gained international experience as a research intern at the National University of Singapore, developing a compact Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.