Shiva Rudra Lolla

Robotics Researcher

Interests

Robot Vision & 3D Perception Physical AI Autonomous Systems

Biography

I’m Shiva Rudra, a robotics researcher passionate about robot vision and intelligent systems. My work spans building systems that help robots understand complex environments, make reliable decisions, and operate effectively in the real world across both research and applied settings.

Research Experience

Student Researcher
Humanoid Robots Lab, University of Bonn, Germany
December 2025 - Present
Research Intern
Robotics Research Center, IIIT Hyderabad, India
June 2023 - December 2023

Work Experience

Robot Navigation Engineer
AlphaZ, Los Angeles, California, USA
May 2024 - September 2025

Education

M.S. in Mobile Robotics
University of Bonn, Germany
October 2025 - September 2027 (Expected)
B.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India
November 2020 - May 2024

Projects

Implementing ESDF Mapping with VINS

The ESDF map is made using pointcloud data from the depth camera and rectified odometry from the VINS framework. Voxfield framework is utilized for this purpose

Wheeled Biped

Designed the control system for translational and jumping motion of a wheeled biped robot. LQR controller is used for translational self balancing motion and PD-fuzzy logic controller is used for jumping motion

Six DOF ROV Control System Design

Designed and Simulated an underwater ROV control system using PID and LQR controllers and performed a comparative study of both the models

Drone Detection Using DL Methods

Implemented drone detection using Yolo algorithms and techniques like layer freezing, image augmentation. Performed comparitive study of various scenarios and test cases