Dion Gonano
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Boston Dynamics
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDion Gonano is a senior staff research scientist in robotics with nearly a decade of hands-on experience taking systems from research prototypes to production-grade machines. Based in Cambridge, MA, he has advanced through multiple engineering and staff roles at Boston Dynamics, applying mechatronics, perception, and control expertise to agile legged and aerial platforms. His background includes building GPS- and magnetometer-denied indoor drones and high-endurance VTOL UAVs, giving him deep domain knowledge in autonomous localization and long-duration flight. Now focused on embodied AI and machine learning, he blends physical systems engineering with cognitive capabilities to create adaptive robots that interact meaningfully with the world. Colleagues know him for pairing rigorous control-system design with practical firmware and embedded-compute solutions, and for a penchant for solving sensor-denied navigation challenges.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at The University of Queensland
English
Github Skills (43)
autopilot10
mavlink10
drones10
vagrant10
ros10
avs10
px49
ruby9
rover9
airplay9
google-assistant9
automation9
audio9
ros-node9
virtualization9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dgonano/MMM-AlexaPi
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:4 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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