# Pallavi Madhukar > Robotics Software, Blue River Technology | Robotics Graduate, Carnegie Mellon University Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/pallavimadhukar ## Work Experience ### Robotics Software Engineer @ Blue River Technology Jan 2023 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States ### Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Teaching Assistant for MRSD Project I (16-681) in Spring 2023 ### Research Assistant @ NoRILLA Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States - Refined a custom feature-matching tool across two educational platforms, implementing advanced corner and color detection techniques to improve object recognition capabilities - Employed optimization strategies to ensure the tool effectively handled challenges such as variations in scale, rotation, lighting conditions, and occlusions ### Robotics Software Intern @ Blue River Technology Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Sunnyvale, California, United States - Expanded functionality of the visualization tool by incorporating additional features and fixes - Implemented multimodal sensor fusion using EKF to improve image alignment and stitching ### Program Lead @ Reap Benefit Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India - Managed a community of youth that worked towards implementing tech-for-social-good solutions - Led the conceptualization, development and production of the following products: 1. Portable air quality monitors installed in 50 public buses 2. A portal used by citizens to report civic issues, for example, potholes ### Product Research and Development Engineer @ Reap Benefit Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India - Built solutions for real-life environmental, civic, and social issues using science and technology - Coordinated research and documentation of over 30 prototypes that were implemented in various schools and colleges in Bangalore and Chennai - Aided in the development of the following products: 1. Plug-and-play techno kits (reapbenefit.org/solve-ninja-techno-kit) that were used to introduce students to technology for social good 2. Air quality monitors (reapbenefit.org/ninja-labs-breathe) that were installed to create awareness on air pollution ### Youth Board Member @ Reap Benefit Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India - Audited the organization’s progress with respect to reports, goals, and missions - Mentored students in workshops conducted across various government and private schools and colleges ### Robotics Engineer @ Rightbot Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India - Interfaced over twenty sensors and actuators to STM32 and NVIDIA Jetson using RS485, RS232, UART, I2C, CAN protocols and GPIO, ADC, timer peripherals - Implemented and integrated the various control systems for automated warehouse order retrieval and storage - Contributed to the navigation stack via motor driver control and marker detection - Focussed on performance optimization of motor driver control, quadrature encoders, hit switches and marker detection ### Firmware Engineer @ Bengaluru Traffic Police Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India - Aided in the development of adaptive traffic lights to reduce traffic congestion in a round-robin fashion - Developed a provision for traffic clearance in case of emergency ### Embedded System Developer @ Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India - Aided in the development of automated meter readings systems for easier billing, troubleshooting and usage monitoring ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Robotic Systems Development Carnegie Mellon University ### Bachelor of Technology in Major: Electronics and Communication Engineering, Minor: Computer Science PES University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pallavimadhukar --- Source: https://flows.cv/pallavimadhukar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/pallavimadhukar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29