Vidyasagar R is a humanoid robotics specialist and Chief Science Officer with 11 years of experience designing whole-body motion and control systems using model predictive control and reinforcement learning. Based in Brampton, Ontario, he leads research strategy at AXIBO while continuing hands-on work with full-sized humanoid platforms (PAL Robotics TALOS and REEM-C) at Waterloo RoboHub. His academic background includes a PhD in Systems Design Engineering focused on humanoid robotics and earlier MASc work on human-aware motion planning, bridging rigorous theory with applied system builds. He has industrial experience across autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, and product failure analysis—including short stints at NRC Canada and Apple—which gives him a pragmatic systems view beyond algorithms. Colleagues know him for combining deep control expertise with practical platform development, such as developing scaled autonomous vehicle hardware for teaching and hackathons.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Ontario Secondary School Diploma at Rick Hansen Secondary School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Systems Design Engineering • Humanoid Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Systems Design Engineering • Humanoid Robotics at University of Waterloo
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