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### Suraj Kiron Nair

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I am a student pursuing my Masters in Mechatronics and Robotics at NYU Tandon.

## Education

NYU Tandon Institute of Technology | New York <br/>
MS Mechatronics and Robotics | Sept 2022 - May 2024

Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bengaluru | India <br/>
BE Mechanical Engineering | Sept 2015 - June 2021


## Experience

**Agile Robotics and Perception Lab (ARPL) | Research Assistant | Jan 2023 - present** <br/>

  - Implemented L1 controller, for my [Master's Project](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10478191)<br/>
  - Worked on Modalai Voxl2 and Nvidia Orin based quadrotor  platforms<br/>
  - Developed C++, ROS/ROS2 packages<br/>
  - Flight tested quadrotors using Vicon and GPS<br/>
  - System Integration and testing<br/>

**ICER IISc | Research Assistant | June 2021 - May 2022** \n

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