Sakshi Bhatia

Sakshi Bhatia

MS Robotics Candidate @ Northeastern University
Aspiring to build generalizable robots.

Profile Summary

Robotics researcher specializing in robotic manipulation, working at at the HelpingHands Lab. I am passionate about applying reinforcement learning, and generative AI to solve the complex challenges of operating robots in uncertain, unseen environments.

Technical Arsenal

Languages: Python, C/C++, MATLAB, SQL
Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Isaac Sim, Robosuite
Sim/Tools: Mujoco, CARLA, Fusion360, Arduino
Libraries: OpenCV, Gymnasium

Mission Logs (Experience)

Graduate Research Assistant | HelpingHands Lab, NEU

Feb 2025 – Present | Boston, MA
  • Built a GELLO arm to record demonstration data; reproduced Diffusion Policy in simulation and on UR5 arm.
  • [In Progress] modified Diffusion Policy combining VLMs for visual generalization
  • Focus: Robotic Manipulation, Sample Efficiency, Generalization.

Teaching Assistant | EECE Dept, Northeastern Univ

Sep 2025 – Present
  • Assisting for EECE5550 Mobile Robotics (Perception, Planning, Control).
  • Assembled TurtleBot3 Burger and validated hardware/software stacks.

Product Analyst | Sprinklr

July 2022 – Jan 2023 | Bangalore, India
  • Deployed regex-based automation for content filtering on child-safe platforms, reducing manual work by 93%.
  • Managed 15+ global clients and executed 40+ data insight dashboards.

Research Intern | NIT Jalandhar

July 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Developed a Python package for 'Artificial Electric Field', a novel optimization algorithm published on PyPI.
  • Visualized convergence for multi-dimensional non-linear problems.

System Modules (Projects)

Diffusion-guided Intrinsic Curiosity

Oct 2025 – Ongoing

Solving long-horizon tasks with minimal demonstrations.

  • Implemented Intrinsic Curiosity Module (ICM) for sparse environments.
  • Trained a diffusion model to learn state sequences while ICM predicts actions.

Bipedal Walker (PPO + Attention)

Feb 2025 – April 2025

Locomotion stability for uneven terrain traversal.

  • Solved OpenAI Gym’s Bipedal-Walker (Avg Reward: 317) without falling.
  • Implemented PPO with attention/cross-attention mechanisms and performed ablation studies.

Training Data (Education)

Northeastern University

Sept 2024 – Dec 2026 | Boston, MA

MS in Robotics

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Focus: Advanced Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, Geometrical Deep Learning.

National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

Aug 2018 – May 2022 | India

Bachelor of Technology

Industrial and Production Engineering (Minor in Soft Computing/Mechatronics)

GPA: 8.09/10

Accomplishments & Activities

Publications

Fuzzy-based techniques for clustering in wireless sensor networks (WSNs): Recent advances, challenges, and future directions.
DOI (Wiley)

Achievements

  • All India Rank 1243 / 39210 (Percentile: 96.83).GATE Data Science & AI (2024)
  • Cracked Post Baccalaureate Fellowship Exam (IIT Madras, Oct 2023).Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI
  • Best Intern Award: Hybrid Electric Vehicles Internship (Dec 2018).

Extra Activities

  • Transmission & Fabrication Engineer (Team Avishkar, 2018-2019): Designed gear characteristics, simulated transmission in MATLAB-Simulink, fabricated vehicle body using welding/cutting techniques.
  • Google Developer’s Student Club (2020-2022): Organized workshops and mentoring sessions in Machine Learning.
  • Entrepreneurship Cell (2019-2022): Official social media manager; actively created awareness on entrepreneurship.