I'm a passionate roboticist and software engineer who takes a systems approach to robotics to create platforms that can perform efficiently, effectively, and robustly in real world conditions.
- In my doctoral research at the GRASP Laboratory (University of Pennsylvania) I studied underactuated, modular, reconfigurable, aquatic systems for ocean research and monitoring.
- In my professional career I write software for real-time control and path-planning for mobile robots and manipulators.
My main project at the GRASP Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania was the Modboat, underactuated single-motor robots that are capable of modular self-reconfiguration and energy-efficient ocean monitoring. Modboats run on a stack of:
- Embedded code: ESP32 processor programmed in
C++
- Offboard planning code:
Python
software stack handling motion capture and planning for the robot.
Most of my work is hidden in private organizational repositories. If you want to see samples, shoot me a message or an email and I'm happy to share what I can.
- I do C++ development of real-time, often multi-threaded systems with an emphasis on efficiency and speed.
- I work extensively in ROS2, Linux, and Docker.
You can reach me by message on my LinkedIn or Twitter accounts, or you can email me at:
- gedaliah.knizhnik[at]gmail.com
- gknizhnik[at]alumni.upenn.edu