Dhruv Thanki

Dhruv Thanki is a Software Engineer specializing in Legged Controls at Apptronik since November 2024. Previously, Dhruv served as a Controls and Autonomy Engineer for Humanoids at Boardwalk Robotics from July 2023 to December 2024, focusing on controlling autonomous behaviors in humanoid robots. Dhruv conducted significant research as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Delaware from January 2020 to November 2023, developing real-time software for whole-body controllers and creating an optimized quadratic programming controller in C++. Dhruv's experience also includes working as a Robotics and Control Engineer at Noah Medical, where a task-space controller for a continuum robot was characterized, and as a Robotics Project Intern at the Space Applications Centre of ISRO, contributing to inverse kinematics solutions for rover legs. Dhruv holds a Master's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from the University of Delaware and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from LDRP Institute of Technology & Research.