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Snigdha Kocherlakota

Snigdha Kocherlakota

Hyderabad

Summary

Robotics Software Engineer with 1 year of experience in ROS-based warehouse automation systems, focusing on perception, sensor integration, and robot-environment interaction. Proven ability to collaborate across teams to enhance UI-driven robot control. Strong foundation in robotic system architecture, with a goal to advance into motion planning and system-level control roles.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Perception and Navigation Engineer

Motherson (Robis)
Chennai
03.2024 - Current
  • Contributed to developing and maintaining simulation environments in Gazebo for mobile robots, like Husky and Turtlebot3, supporting the testing of SLAM, navigation, and path planning behaviors.
  • Built and updated URDF models for multiple platforms to match real-world kinematics, and support simulation accuracy.
  • Assisted in implementing A*-based path planning for obstacle avoidance and autonomous navigation in both simulated and real environments.
  • Supported the development of motion control logic by providing perception and planning data needed for safe and consistent robot movement.
  • Integrated 2D and 3D LiDAR sensors, applied scan filtering, and performed basic point cloud processing (PCL) to improve localization and planning reliability.
  • Helped integrate camera sensors in coordination with the Robot Guidance and Operation team, supporting perception tasks in the planning pipeline.
  • Exposed ROS service interfaces to connect robot-side components with the UI, allowing real-time updates for mapping, configuration, and monitoring.
  • Collaborated with perception, planning, and UI teams to debug navigation issues, and improve overall robot behavior in system-level testing.
  • Worked primarily in C++ and Python on Linux, following ROS-based development practices, and regularly working with launch files, service calls, and parameter tuning.

Machine learning internship

YBI Foundation
Hyderabad

Intern

V pack Automations
Hyderabad

Intern

Vijay Krishna Spices ltd
Hyderabad

Education

B.Tech - Robotics and Automation

Karunya Institute of Technology And Sciences
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
01.2021

Diploma - Robotics and Automation

Central Institute of Tool Design
Hyderabad, Telangana

Secondary Education -

D.A.V Public School
Hyderabad, Telangana

Skills

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Arduino
  • PLC
  • Robot manipulators
  • Teach pendant
  • 8051 microcontroller
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Fast learner
  • Sensor integration
  • Robot perception
  • Simulation development
  • ROS service calls
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Gazebo Simulations

Projects

1. Automatic street lights, automatic street lights using LDR and Arduino

2. Robotic Arm: A simple pick-and-place robot made using an acrylic assembly kit and Arduino. 

3. Formaldehyde Detection in Fish: Various detection methods to detect harmful formaldehyde were explored, and a new detection method using PVA film and nanoparticles was also developed

4. Harvard Funding Project, Smart glasses for blind people: an innovative idea for easing the education and reading activities of blind people with a Raspberry Pi and image-to-speech conversion in real time

Certification

  • C and C++, ICH Technologies, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • Python, Naresh ITechnologies, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • Siemens Industrial Training, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
  • Technical English, Swayam (NPTEL)
  • Soft Computing, Swayam (NPTEL)
  • Automation in Manufacturing, Swayam (NPTEL)

Extracurricular Activities

Project Head, Central Institute of Tool Design (Balanagar)

Chairman of the IEEE Student Branch, NSS Club Member, IAESTE Member, CAIRA Core Team Member (Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences - Coimbatore)

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Tamil
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Perception and Navigation Engineer

Motherson (Robis)
03.2024 - Current

Machine learning internship

YBI Foundation

Intern

V pack Automations

Intern

Vijay Krishna Spices ltd

B.Tech - Robotics and Automation

Karunya Institute of Technology And Sciences

Diploma - Robotics and Automation

Central Institute of Tool Design

Secondary Education -

D.A.V Public School

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