Aishwarya Bhandare

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Total Citations

160

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About

Aishwarya Bhandare is a researcher specializing in autonomous robotics, computer vision, and intelligent systems for construction monitoring applications. Her work sits at a compelling intersection of robotics engineering and real-world infrastructure management, addressing one of the most persistent challenges in construction technology: enabling machines to operate independently in complex, dynamic environments. Bhandare's most significant contribution is her development of an integrated mobile robotic system capable of performing real-time tasks on construction sites. Her flagship 2018 publication, which has garnered an impressive 131 citations, demonstrates how vision-based technologies can be harnessed to create autonomous robots that simultaneously localize, map, and navigate with minimal human intervention — a capability grounded in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) methodologies. This research directly tackles the practical limitations of deploying autonomous systems in unstructured, ever-changing environments like active construction zones. With her work consistently published and cited across multiple venues in 2018, Bhandare has established herself as a focused contributor to the growing field of construction robotics. Her research holds significant implications for improving safety, efficiency, and automation in an industry historically slow to adopt intelligent technologies, making her findings valuable to both academic researchers and industry practitioners alike.