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Ashok Kumar ChaudharyLead Robotics & Software EngineerBengaluru, India

Engineering Real-Time Autonomy, Middleware & High-Throughput Telemetry.

Lead Robotics & Software Engineer at General Autonomy. IIT Kanpur alumnus specializing in real-time C++/Python pub-sub middleware, zero-copy shared-memory transport, WebGPU point-cloud rendering, and bimanual teleoperation.

Systems & Architecture
General Autonomy

GA-MSG Pub-Sub Middleware

ZeroMQ / gRPC / Shared Memory Transport

High-bandwidth, low-latency ROS replacement deployed across 12+ ground and aerial autonomous fleet devices.

Latencysub-80 µs (Zero-Copy)
ArchitectureC++20 & Python Async Bindings
Radio BridgeMAVLink & Doodle Labs Mesh
FailoverHeartbeat & Link-Loss Recovery
Engineering Systems

Featured Projects & Architecture

Low-latency C++/Python pub-sub middleware, high-throughput WebGPU telemetry, and bionic hardware teleoperation.

2024

GA-MSG : High-Bandwidth Pub-Sub Middleware

Lightweight C++/Python ROS replacement using ZeroMQ, gRPC, and shared-memory transport for sub-80 µs latency streaming across drone and ground robot fleets.

Zero-copy shared memory transports
MAVLink drone bridge & Doodle Labs mesh radio
GStreamer/WebRTC low-latency video pipeline
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2024

Algorithmic Trading System (Zerodha Kite Connect)

Multi-service containerized Python system with signal engine, Postgres persistence, Redis low-latency tick hashes, Next.js cockpit via WebSocket, TOTP session auth, and isolated 16-strategy ensemble.

Atomic rate limiting & centralized kill switch
Deflated Sharpe evaluation with localized cost model
Real-time WebSocket telemetry cockpit
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2024

Bimanual 6-DOF Arm & Dexterous Hand Teleoperation

Bionic teleoperation stack with force-feedback gripper, Pyroki kinematics, EtherCAT/CAN actuator firmware running 200 Hz motor control loops.

Pyroki forward/inverse kinematics
200 Hz PI/PD & hybrid Kp-Kd motor control
Motion capture retargeting for bionic hands
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2024

WebGPU Point-Cloud Fleet Orchestrator

Next.js + FastAPI dashboard with WebSockets, LiveKit video mesh, and WebTransport WebGPU rendering 800K+ 3D point cloud points at 144 FPS.

800K+ 3D points rendered at 144 FPS
GStreamer & LiveKit WebRTC video streaming
GCP Cloud Run proxy & Firestore OTA key validation
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Career Timeline

Work Experience & Leadership

Lead Robotics & Software Engineer

General Autonomy
May 2024 : PresentBengaluru, India
  • Led HMI & software stack for autonomous ground and aerial fleets: ground control stations, teleoperation consoles, and interactive mission planners (12 field-deployed devices).
  • Architected GA-MSG: ZeroMQ/gRPC pub-sub middleware (lightweight ROS replacement) with C++/Python bindings and zero-copy shared-memory transport achieving sub-80 µs latency.
  • Bridged GA-MSG to MAVLink drones over Doodle Labs mesh radio with bidirectional translation, heartbeat handling, and link-loss failover.
  • Engineered low-latency mesh video streaming with GStreamer/WebRTC/LiveKit/RTSP and RSSI/packet-loss adaptive bitrate under degraded link conditions.
  • Shipped teleoperation stack: bimanual 6-DOF arm and dexterous-hand retargeting with force-feedback gripper (pyroki, FK/IK, mocap).
  • Wrote bionic-actuator firmware (EtherCAT/CAN) for high-frequency motor control loops at 200 Hz with PI/PD and hybrid Kp-Kd control.
  • Architected secure end-to-end OTA update pipeline: cross-architecture AppImages with GCP Cloud Run proxy and per-device Firestore key validation.
  • Designed full-stack fleet orchestration dashboard (Next.js + FastAPI) with WebSockets, LiveKit, and WebTransport WebGPU point-cloud rendering (800K+ points at 144 FPS).

Software Developer

RISA Labs Inc.
Aug 2023 : May 2024Bengaluru, India
  • Architected and deployed scalable, high-throughput backend services (Python/FastAPI) and RESTful APIs, driving end-to-end data models, domain logic, and third-party integrations.
  • Cut API latency by 30% through systematic query restructuring, strategic indexing, and multi-tier caching across critical path endpoints.
  • Elevated system throughput by 16% by refactoring blocking operations into asynchronous worker pipelines under heavy production load.

Software Developer (Star Performer Q3)

Star Performer
Testbook
Jan 2022 : Jul 2023Navi Mumbai, India
  • Engineered Server-Side Rendering (SSR) for high-traffic core pages (Next.js/Node.js), optimizing Core Web Vitals (Largest Contentful Paint LCP and Time to Interactive TTI).
  • Architected high-concurrency Node.js API microservices maintaining sub-millisecond reliability during peak exam-season traffic surges as primary Release Owner.
  • Awarded Star-Performer Award Q3 for technical excellence and zero-downtime release leadership.

Software Developer Intern

Siemens Technology & Services
May 2019 : Jul 2019Bangalore, India
  • Built a real-time model validation and visualization service, accelerating end-to-end model development and deployment lifecycle from days to seconds.
  • Automated continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines on AWS, reducing manual deployment overhead.
Architecture & Stack

Spatial Skill Architecture

Robotics & Firmware Loops

Bionic actuator control, teleoperation, and field radio bridging.

EtherCAT / CAN Bus Firmware200 Hz Motor Control LoopsPyroki FK / IK KinematicsMAVLink Drone ProtocolDoodle Labs Mesh RadioForce-Feedback TeleoperationSLAM & Odometry

Real-Time C++ & Python Middleware

Sub-80µs ZeroMQ pub-sub and high-concurrency microservices.

GA-MSG ZeroMQ MiddlewareSub-80µs Shared Memory TransportgRPC & Protocol BuffersModern C++20 & POSIXPython AsyncIO / FastAPIMulti-tier Caching & Query Opt

Telemetry, WebGPU & Frontend

Ultra high-throughput 3D point-cloud consoles & video streaming.

WebGPU Point-Cloud (800K @ 144 FPS)LiveKit & GStreamer WebRTCNext.js 15 & React 19TypeScript & Tailwind CSSRadix UI PrimitivesWebSockets & WebTransport

Distributed Infra & Operations

Secure OTA pipelines, cloud validation, and system design.

AppImage Cross-Arch PipelineGCP Cloud Run & Firestore Key ValFirebase Auth & Security RulesPostgreSQL & Redis Tick HashesDocker & Containerized ServicesServer-Side Rendering (SSR)
Honours & Patents

Awards, Recognitions & Patents

2019

3rd Prize, DJI Robomasters AI Challenge

IEEE ICRA (Montreal, Canada)

Only Indian team qualified and awarded 3rd Prize at the premier international robotics competition in Montreal, Canada.

2018

Gold Medal, Technologies for Soldier Support

DRDO & Inter-IIT Tech Meet

Awarded Gold Medal by DRDO for autonomous technology solutions supporting soldier field operations.

2018

Gold Medal, BeTic Innovation Challenge

Inter-IIT Tech Meet

First place innovation gold medal across all Indian Institutes of Technology.

Q3 2022-23

Star-Performer Award

Testbook

Awarded Star Performer for zero-downtime release engineering and SSR Core Web Vitals optimization.

US Patents & Peer-Reviewed Publications

Conference Paper2019

Chasing and Aiming of a Moving Target

IEEE RO-MAN 2019, New Delhi

US PatentGranted

Lightweight UAV Gripper for Fruit Harvesting

United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)

US PatentGranted

Autonomous Aerial Grasping System for Agriculture

United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)

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Let’s build the future of Robotics & Systems.

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