Pavan Velagaleti

Robotics Software Engineer • New York, NY

Real-time, safety-critical robotic systems.

I build deterministic control + communication pipelines, safety-aware behaviors, and tooling that makes robots debuggable. Industry experience in surgical robotics; strong focus on systems ownership.

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Flagship

Engineering proof (not vibes). Read this first.

Articulus Surgical Robotics
Industry 2023–2025

Articulus Surgical Robotics

Cosmos architecture powering Pulsar: real-time control, teleoperation, and safety-aware motion

Lead Robotics Software Engineer — Architect of Cosmos (Reporting to CEO)

  • Owned real-time control + comms + safety-aware motion pipelines
  • Teleoperation behaviors, tool swap lifecycle, observability tooling
  • Latency constraints, standards-aware safety thinking
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Selected projects

Supporting proof across integration, control, and systems.

ROS 2 + PX4 Offboard Autonomy
Project 2025

ROS 2 + PX4 Offboard Autonomy

Vision-guided offboard control using ROS 2, PX4 SITL, and ArUco-based mission logic

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Exploratory / WIP (2)