Robotics & Autonomous Systems Engineer based in Pakistan
Selected Works
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2023-26
🏆 1st Place, IEEE Senior Design Exhibition 2026 · Founder, Robetix · Delivered to Clients in 12+ Countries
Research
Research shaped by real systems. Building and testing robots has raised practical questions around perception, heat, communication, localization, and control. Current direction: reliable autonomous robots that keep working when conditions become difficult. Open to graduate research, R&D opportunities, and selected robotics projects.
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YOLOv8 Nano initially ran at 25 ms per frame (~15 FPS) on a Raspberry Pi 5. During sustained operation in 34°C ambient heat, inference increased to 32 ms as the processor reached 76°C. A five-frame verification method rejected 88% of temporary false detections during field tests.
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The UAV maintained stable video and MAVLink telemetry to 180 m over a 5 GHz link. Beyond 200 m, packet loss caused video delays of up to 3 seconds, while onboard detection continued to run. This made local decision-making an important part of the system design.
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Research work at NCAI included ROS 2 Jazzy, Gazebo, URDF/XACRO, Cartographer SLAM, and Azure Kinect integration with Jetson Nano. In later UAV field tests, GPS-guided navigation reached a measured lateral tolerance of ±1.5 m.
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A custom ESP32 + MPU6050 flight controller achieved stable hover and attitude control, with PID gains adjustable live through a browser interface. Other embedded work includes local vision-based motor control on ESP32-CAM and bare-metal firmware development on the 8051.
Discuss an Opportunity →Process
Every build starts with the limit most likely to shape the system, weight, power, sensing, control, compute, or range. I test that early, integrate the subsystems around it, then validate the complete system with real measurements.
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180 m
Stable telemetry range
UAV testing covered communication range, waypoint accuracy, inference speed under heat, and flight time. The video and MAVLink link stayed stable up to 180 m, which made it easier to see where the system was reliable and where it still needed work.
EXPERIENCE
Jan 2025 — Present
Delivered embedded and robotics systems across 20+ client projects, including a GPS-enabled custom quadcopter shipped to Germany and validated under a 1 kg payload.
Jul 2025 — Sep 2025
Selected from 1,500+ applicants for the National Internship Program. Worked on ROS 2 Jazzy, Gazebo simulation, Cartographer SLAM, and Azure Kinect–Jetson Nano integration.
2024 — Present
Mentored junior teams in component selection, circuit debugging, and embedded firmware, including IoT systems and ongoing work on an EMG-controlled wheelchair.
Apr 2019 — Jun 2025
Six years of technical video creation, moving toward robotics and embedded systems while building experience in explaining engineering concepts clearly on camera.
CLIENT FEEDBACK
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A practical toolkit built through robotics, embedded systems, simulation, perception, and hardware integration.
ROS 2 Jazzy · Gazebo · RViz · Nav2 · URDF/XACRO
Pixhawk · ArduPilot · MAVLink · MAVROS · Mission Planner
ESP32 · Raspberry Pi · Jetson Nano · 8051
C/C++ · Python · Embedded C · Linux
OpenCV · YOLOv8 · Azure Kinect · Camera/Sensor Integration
PCB Design · UART · I2C · SPI · PWM · ADC
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Robotics and autonomous systems, ROS 2, embedded systems, UAVs, sensor integration, and edge perception.
Open to graduate research, robotics R&D, collaborations, and selected engineering projects. Share the opportunity or technical problem and I’ll get back to you.
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