Principal Invesigator
Principal Invesigator
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering IIT Madras
Education: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington Seattle in 2022
Bachelor of Technology, IIT Guwahati in 2017
Contact: anujt AT iitm DOT ac DOT in
(O) +91 44 2257 4659
Office: MES 102, Ranganathan Building - Manufacturing Section
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras
Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
CV.
Current Students
Suman Middha (PhD Scholar at IITM)
Shriman Keshri (PhD Scholar at IITM)
Atish K Dehury (PhD Scholar at IITM)
Suman joined as a PhD student in our lab in July 2024. Bio:
Shriman joined as a PhD student in our lab in July 2024 (Co Guide Wei-Yu Chiu Deakin University). Bio:
Abdullah K (BTech+MTech in Robotics at IITM)
Advaith P (BTech + MTech in Robotics at IITM)
Aadityanshu Abhinav (BTech at IITM)
Abdullah K B.Tech. + M.Tech. IITM '2025 | Linkedin | Bio: Interested in the field of robotics and embedded systems, currently working on aerial transport of flexible objects using MAVs , always ready to dive into cutting edge technologies. Summer Intern 2024 at Bosch.
Advaith P B.Tech. + M.Tech. IITM '2026 | Linkedin | Bio: I am Advaith P, I am a 4th year undergraduate student pursuing Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Dual Degree (IDDD) in Robotics at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India. My research interest lies in Multi Robot Systems, Control Systems and Reinforcement Learning. I am currently exploring Multi Agent Reinforcement Learning algorithms for Task allocation and Path planning of Autonomous Mobile Robots in Warehouses.
Adityanshu Abhinav B.Tech. IITM '2026 | Linkedin | Bio: I am Aadityanshu Abhinav, studying in the bachelors program in mechanical engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology Madras. My research interest lies in the design and control of autonomous robotic systems with applications related to automobiles. I am currently diving into the realm of coordinated control of multiple robots.
Anuraag Rapaka (BTech at IITM)
Anuraag Rapaka B.Tech. IITM '2025 | Linkedin | Bio: I am Anuraag Rapaka, currently in my Fourth (Senior) Year at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, pursuing a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. As head of Team Anveshak, the Mars Rover Team of IIT-Madras, I have led the team to significant achievements in various international competitions, including the International Rover Challenge, and the Anatolian Rover Challenge among many others. I joined the team as a Mechanical Design Engineer in my freshman year, where I designed and explored various mechanisms for the rover’s manipulator. In my sophomore year, I advanced to the role of Head of Operation. My research interests include soft robotics, legged robotics, manipulator design and control, unconventional gearboxes and joints, 3D printing, and mechatronic systems.
Lab Alumni
Abhishek Dhalpe
Mohammad Ali
Pratham Kiran K
Abhishek Jayant Dhalpe B.Tech. + M.Tech. '2024 | Linkedin | Bio: Graduated from inter-disciplinary dual degree program in mechanical engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology Madras. My research interest lies in the design and control of robotic systems with applications related to automation tasks. I am currently exploring the advanced control methods to manipulate network of multiple robots into doing various operations.
Mohammad Ali B.Tech. IITM 2024| Linkedin | Bio: Graduated from B.Tech. program in mechanical engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Worked on bachelor's thesis on path planning for robots in cluttered environments.
Pratham Kiran K (Summer Intern 2024) B.Tech. NIT Surathkal '2025 | Linkedin | Bio: Final year B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering student at NITK Surathkal, I have a deep fascination with technology and have developed a strong interest and worked in interdisciplinary fields such as mechatronics, robotics, and control engineering.
Open Positions
One JRF position in Indoor Drone Localization. For details and application please go to google form.
Two PhD positions in Joint IITM-Deakin University PhD Program on the following topics
Defining Agentic AI in Microgrid Management for Sustainable Distributed Energy Generation
Reinforcement learning control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for cooperative payload transport