Name Bhargav Gajjar | ||
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Fields Defense Robotics
Aerospace Robotics
Control theory
Mechatronics
Deep-sea exploration
Space research
Medical Robotics Institutions NASA Kennedy Space Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Media Lab
Vishwa Robotics Known for Perching landing mechanism for bird sized MAV
Vishwa Extensor Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Central Florida, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | ||
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Bhargav Gajjar (Gujarati:ભાગૅવ ગજજર) is a robotics scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founder of bioinspired robotics company Vishwa Robotics. He studied theoretical physics and mechanical engineering focused on robotics mechanisms at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and aerospace engineering, electrical engineering and robotics at University of Central Florida and MIT.
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He is best known for assisting USAF in developing one of the first man-made, avian inspired, drones called MAVs that can fly and actively grasp and perch on a tree branch and perform local ground mobility on roof tops, post landing for tactical perch and stare missions. The core technology in the artificial hawk was integrated into the MAV in place of a traditional roll out landing gear and was developed directly by copying the musculoskeletal anatomy of biological sparrow hawk (American kestrel) claws.
As of 2014, he was focused on developing an anthropomorphic underwater robotic grasper for US Navy's Atmospheric Diving Suits (ADS) and Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle (ROV)., , . He is the president of bioinspired robotics company Vishwa Robotics and his research has been funded by all the branches of United States Department of Defense including Navy, Army and Air Force besides DARPA and numerous national and international private commercial businesses.