About Me
👋 Hey, I'm Ambarish
I'm a robotics and AI engineer who loves building things that actually work in the real world. You know, the kind where sensors are noisy, hardware does its own thing, and you learn that "it works on my machine" is never good enough. I also believe in learning out loud. I write articles, make videos, and try to share what I pick up along the way.
🛤️ How I Got Here
I started out as a software developer in India, building IoT platforms and backend systems at startups. I worked on everything from async Python monitoring to Go CLIs, serving thousands of edge devices in production.
That work made me really curious about what happens where software meets hardware. So I moved to the U.S. to pursue an M.S. in Computer Engineering at San Jose State University, and I'm now a Graduate Research Assistant working on perception and autonomy for autonomous ground vehicles.
These days I'm deep into multi-modal sensor fusion (LiDAR + stereo cameras), LLM-powered voice teleoperation, VLM-based exploration frameworks, ROS 2, NVIDIA Jetson/Orin, SLAM, and imitation learning.
🎓 Teaching and Mentoring
I genuinely believe the best way to learn something is to teach it. That's why I share my work through:
- YouTube videos with project demos, tutorials, and breakdowns of what I'm building
- Medium articles where I go deeper into robotics, AI, and engineering concepts
- Open-source code so others can learn from it, use it, and make it better
If you're a student or early-career engineer who's into robotics, AI, or embedded systems, I'd genuinely love to help. I've been in your shoes, and I know how much even one good conversation with the right person can change things.
🔧 How I Like to Work
I prefer small, iterative changes over big rewrites. I like to instrument what I build so I can actually see what's going on. I value clear communication and I enjoy working with people from all kinds of backgrounds.
I'm comfortable across the full stack, from embedded firmware all the way to cloud services. But I'm most energized when I'm solving problems right at the boundary where software meets the physical world.
🎯 What I'm Looking For
I'm looking for robotics, AI/ML, and systems engineering roles where I can build end-to-end systems that make a real impact. I'm especially drawn to teams working on autonomous systems, perception, and developer tools.
🏀 When I'm Not Coding
🤝 Want to connect or learn together?
Whether you're exploring robotics, AI, or just getting started in tech, I'm always happy to chat, mentor, or collaborate. Don't be a stranger!
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