# Joshua  Amrith Raj

> Software Engineer at Honda Research Institute | Masters in Robotics

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/joshuaamrithraj

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Robotics Engineer @ Vicarious
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Robotics Engineer at GAF Energy @ GAF Energy
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | United States

### Research Intern @ Siemens
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States
Grasping and pose estimation of test strips using a Gelsight finger to automate the development of a Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) test for diseases:
1. A Robotiq 2-Fingered Gripper attached to a Universal Robot UR5 robot is used to grasp test strips from a shelf.
2. The pose of the grasped test strip is estimated using the image we get from the Gelsight finger attached to the Gripper. 
3. Using information about the estimated pose, the test strip is inserted in a test tube containing active reagents.
4. Evaluate the test results after running the assay

Automate Packaging using Robots:
1. Universal Robot UR5 robot and Robotiq E-pick Suction Gripper to grasp the masks and the mask cases.
2. Force feedback at the end-effector is used to make sure that they are placed at the appropriate location.

### Graduate Student Researcher @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Autonomous In-hand Manipulation control using Visual Servoing:
Automatic manipulation planning and control schemes are investigated for a robotic hand with variable friction finger surfaces. Three strategies, 1) an offline motion planner that is utilized in a feedforward manner, 2) an online vision-based control algorithm using Visual Servoing, 3) a hybrid approach that combines the offline and online algorithms, are proposed to re-position and reorient an object within the workspace of the hand.

### Research Intern @ Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Chennai Area, India
Kinematic Analysis of planar 3-RRR mechanism using geometry of curves


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Robotics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Mechanical Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joshua-amrith-raj-c

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Last updated: 2026-04-11