Aditya Agarwal

Aditya Agarwal has a diverse work experience in various industries. Aditya is currently working at Nimble Robotics as an Engineering Manager (Manipulation) since November 2022. Before that, they held the positions of Staff Robotics Engineer, Technical Lead (Robotics), Lead Robotics Engineer, and Robotics Engineer at the same company from May 2022 to November 2022, January 2022 to May 2022, February 2021 to January 2022, and July 2020 to February 2021, respectively.

Prior to joining Nimble Robotics, Aditya co-founded 1SpecialPlace in 2016. At 1SpecialPlace, they led efforts in developing and maintaining the entire tech stack, leading product development, and procuring investments. Aditya contributed to strategies that resulted in 11x revenue growth and developed mobile apps for diagnosing and treating speech problems, with over 50k combined downloads.

Aditya also worked as a Graduate Research Student at Carnegie Mellon University from September 2018 to June 2020, where they focused on perception for robotic manipulation. Aditya conducted research and development on algorithms for planning, perception, and control for complex robotic applications.

Before their time at Carnegie Mellon, Aditya worked as a Senior Engineer and Engineer at Qualcomm from June 2017 to April 2018 and from July 2015 to June 2017, respectively. Aditya was part of a team that developed chips for next-generation mobile phones and piloted new software initiatives to improve chip design methodology.

Aditya's work experience also includes being a Graduate Research Student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from July 2013 to July 2015. During this time, they focused on testing cores in modern chips and 3D ICs for various constraints.

Furthermore, Aditya was a Summer Research Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University in 2014. Aditya worked on perception for full autonomous micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) and made contributions to visual odometry methods and image dehazing in degraded environments.

Additionally, Aditya had an internship as an Interim Engineering Intern at Qualcomm in 2013. Aditya developed a tool for analysis of structural faults in a System on Chip.

Lastly, Aditya had a Summer Research Internship at HEIG-VD in 2012, where they worked on the development of robots for autonomous navigation using depth cameras and Microsoft Kinect.

Overall, Aditya Agarwal has a strong background in robotics, engineering, and chip design, with experience in leadership, research, and developing innovative solutions.

Aditya Agarwal pursued their education in a sequential manner, starting with their senior secondary education at Delhi Public School, Dwarka from 2000 to 2010. Aditya completed the AISSCE (All India Senior School Certificate Examination) with a focus on Science.

Following their secondary education, from 2010 to 2014, Aditya attended the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where they earned their Bachelor's degree in Technology (BTech) with a specialization in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

In 2014, Aditya continued their studies at the same institute and pursued a Master's degree in Technology (M.Tech.) with a focus on Microelectronics and VLSI Design. This degree was completed in 2015.

Aditya furthered their academic pursuits and in 2018, they enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a Master of Science (MS) degree in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, which they completed in 2020.

Alongside their formal education, Aditya also obtained a certification in the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 from the Goethe Institut in July 2010.