Bhavya Oza

About Bhavya Oza

Master’s student in Robotics and Mechatronics at NYU Tandon with hands-on experience building autonomous and sensor-driven robotic systems across simulation and real hardware.I’ve worked on ROS-based mobile robots, multi-node robotic simulations, and control systems involving perception, motion planning, and human–robot interaction. My projects span autonomous navigation, cooperative robotic behaviors, and rapid prototyping using MATLAB, Python, ROS 2, Arduino, and embedded Linux.Previously, I’ve gained industry experience as a Technology Intern at GEP Worldwide (USA) and as an R&D Intern at Robokart, where I designed and prototyped robotic systems, integrated hardware–software pipelines, and delivered hands-on robotics training.I’m actively exploring robotics, autonomy, and intelligent systems roles, where I can apply control theory, system integration, and software engineering to real-world problems.

Experience

1. System Engineering Intern

   Gen Auto Ai

   Feb 2026 — Present · Piscataway, NJ, US

   Built and deployed a real-time autonomous mobile robot (Ackermann steering) on NVIDIA Jetson Nano, achieving ~15 Hz closed-loop navigation with robust collision avoidance in unstructured indoor environmentsDesigned a multimodal autonomy stack integrating LiDAR + RGB-D perception with VLM/LLM-based semantic reasoning (BLIP + GPT), enabling context-aware decision-making with 80%+ classification accuracyBridged classical robotics (ROS1 navigation, controls, sensor fusion) with learned perception pipelines to enable adaptive behavior beyond rule-based systemsEngineered human-robot interaction and safety layers (voice alerts, visual signaling, event triggers), reducing operator response latency by ~30% and improving situational awarenessDiagnosed and resolved system-level bottlenecks across perception, inference, and control loops, improving reliability for real-world deployment scenarios

Education

• New York University

  Master's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

• SVKM's NMIMS Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering