Hitesh Bhardwaj

Singapore University of Technology and Design, University of Leeds

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Hitesh Bhardwaj is a pioneering roboticist whose work bridges bio-inspiration and practical autonomy for confined environments. His research centers on adaptive aerial robotics and miniature inspection systems, with a signature contribution being the development of **ARROWs (Adaptive Reconfigurable Rotary Wings)**—a modular aerial platform inspired by the self-rotating descent of maple seeds. This work, his most cited (15 citations), introduces a novel paradigm where wing and control modules can be reassembled into diverse configurations, challenging conventional multirotor designs. He further advanced this concept with a **self-rotary aerial robot featuring passive compliant variable-pitch wings** (4 citations), addressing flight stabilization challenges linked to takeoff weight. In infrastructure robotics, Bhardwaj has made notable strides with the **Mega-Joey** platform (3 citations), a tether-less miniature robot for autonomous sewer inspection in the UK, and a **TinyML-based pipe feature detection system** (4 citations) enabling resource-efficient environmental perception for robots in small-diameter pipes. His work demonstrates a rare ability to translate natural flight mechanics into deployable solutions for critical, real-world challenges—from aerial reconfiguration to underground assessment—marking him as an emerging leader in adaptive and confined-space robotics.