AG Hridaanshu (Anshu) Gusain

whoami
Hridaanshu Gusain

Hi! I'm Anshu, a Mechatronics & Robotics engineer studying Electrical Engineering at UIUC, with a minor in CS.

I really enjoy embedded systems, computer vision, real-time control, and PCB design - basically the software/hardware stack that drives autonomous systems.

When I'm not at school, I love exploring nature and taking pictures with my Nikon camera.

Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn!

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a few things about me outside of engineering

Camera

Nikon

Hobbies

Photography · Gym · F1

Favorite Artist

The Weeknd

National Parks

15+ visited

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School

UIUC '28

Major

Electrical Eng + CS Minor

Focus

Embedded · Vision · Control

From

Upstate New York

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the professional part of this page

Blink Robotics

Blink Robotics

Mechatronics Engineer

2025 – Present

Champaign, IL

Designed full embedded stack for 4-DOF robotic arm (STM32/ESP32, ROS2, motor & sensor drivers). Integrated depth camera with NVIDIA Orin for mapping & state estimation.

STM32 ESP32 FreeRTOS ROS2 CAN C/C++
ASME

ASME – Additive Manufacturing

Research Lead

2024 – 2025

UIUC

Directed development of a 6-DOF robotic 3D printer with ROS-based multi-axis control. Built custom control boards and synchronized CAN bus networks for accurate toolpath execution.

ROS CAN Kinematics Custom Boards
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things I've built

Autonomous Drone

Autonomous Drone Navigation System

Custom flight controller PCB (ESP32), integrating power management, sensor interfaces, and motor control. Pi handles vision: stereo depth & object detection feeding obstacle avoidance.

ESP32 FreeRTOS Raspberry Pi SLAM PID KiCAD

4-DOF Robotic Arm – Interactive 3D

Full mechanical and electrical design of a 4 degree-of-freedom robotic arm. Drag to rotate the model.

SolidWorks STM32 Motor Control
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