Akshit Kaplish
About Akshit Kaplish
Akshit Kaplish is a Software Engineer currently employed at Nuro in Mountain View, California. He holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and has a diverse background in research and engineering roles across various institutions and companies.
Work at Nuro
Akshit Kaplish has been employed as a Software Engineer at Nuro since 2022. Nuro is a robotics company focused on developing autonomous delivery vehicles. In this role, Kaplish contributes to software development efforts aimed at enhancing the functionality and efficiency of Nuro's delivery systems. His work is based in Mountain View, California, where he collaborates with a team of engineers and researchers.
Education and Expertise
Akshit Kaplish holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, where he studied from 2017 to 2019. He also earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Mechanical Engineering from Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi, completing his studies from 2013 to 2017. Prior to his higher education, he attended Mount Carmel School, Dwarka, where he focused on Chemistry, Math, and Computers.
Research Experience
Kaplish has a background in research, having worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at the Movement Control Lab at the University of Washington from 2018 to 2020. He also completed two internships at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, in 2015 and 2016, each lasting two months. Additionally, he interned at Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. from 2018 to 2019, where he focused on research in Mountain View, California.
Professional Background
Before joining Nuro, Akshit Kaplish worked at Apptronik as a Software and Controls Engineer from 2020 to 2022 in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area. His role involved developing software solutions and control systems, contributing to the advancement of robotics technology. This experience, along with his internships and research positions, has equipped him with a solid foundation in software engineering and mechanical systems.