Archit Sharma

Archit Sharma

Robotics Researcher

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

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About Me

I am a robotics researcher specializing in making intelligent machines that can understand and execute human instructions in real-world environments. My work sits at the fascinating intersection of imitation learning, trajectory optimization, and vision-language grounding for robotic manipulation.

Research Focus

  • Imitation Learning: Teaching robots to learn from human demonstrations
  • Trajectory Learning: Optimizing robot motion paths for efficient and safe execution
  • Vision-Language Grounding: Enabling robots to understand natural language commands and relate them to visual perception
  • Resource-Constrained Robotics: Developing solutions that work with limited hardware (single eye-in-hand camera, on-device computation)

My research centers on creating practical, deployable robotic systems that can reliably operate in real-world scenarios with resource constraints. Rather than relying on extensive sensor arrays or cloud computation, I focus on elegant solutions that work with minimal hardware—a single camera mounted on the robot's end-effector and on-device processing.

I am currently pursuing my M.Tech by Research at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, where I work under the guidance of Dr. Narendra Kumar Dhar. This research program allows me to deeply explore the theoretical foundations while maintaining a strong connection to practical applications in robotics and manipulation.

Through my work, I aim to bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and practical robotic deployment, making sophisticated manipulation skills accessible even with limited computational resources and sensor infrastructure.

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