Divya Bengali Robotics & Systems Engineering

Selected Projects

Connecting software with physical systems.

From industrial robots to autonomous ocean monitoring and spacecraft operations, these are some of the projects that have shaped how I think about systems engineering.

Industrial Robotics 2026–Present

COMAU Racer 5 Remote Robotic Workcell

Co-leading development of a remote-access workflow for a six-axis industrial robot in the SCU Robotic Systems Lab, connecting a web interface to the physical workcell through a layered software and robotics stack.

Remote UI API / MQTT Python Agent ROS 2 RoboDK COMAU Racer 5
  • Integrated remote joint and Cartesian control with the lab-side robot workflow and physical hardware.
  • Designed human-facing controls that distinguish requested, commanded, and actual robot values and surface live motion-capture pose data.
  • Built accessibility-conscious interaction patterns including keyboard navigation, contrast-aware styling, clear status messaging, and controls that do not rely on color alone.
  • Contributed to safety and access-control behavior including single-user control, inactivity handling, administrative override, and global disable states.
PythonROS 2RoboDKMQTTWeb UIOptiTrack
Remote COMAU robot-control interface showing saved positions, joint controls, commanded and actual values, and an OptiTrack live pose panel.
Operator-facing interface for the remote robotic workcell. The soft colors are intentional; the robot still takes them very seriously.
Autonomous Marine Robotics 2025–2026

MANTARAY Profiler

Senior design and research project focused on a low-cost autonomous ocean-monitoring platform designed to navigate surface waypoints, perform vertical profiling maneuvers, and collect environmental data throughout the water column.

I developed the graphical user interface used to configure missions and interact with the profiler, and worked with the software team on integration and autonomous-navigation testing. Earlier work on the profiler also included contributions to bidirectional communication and GPS integration.

GUI DevelopmentSystem IntegrationGPSEnvironmental SensingTesting
Read the Senior Design Thesis
Spacecraft Mission Operations NASA ACS3

Advanced Composite Solar Sail System

Supported mission control operations for NASA's ACS3 mission through the SCU Robotic Systems Lab, including satellite tracking and contact execution.

The ACS3 Mission Operation and Engineering Team was recognized with a 2025 NASA Ames Honor Award, of which I was a co-recipient, for the team's performance and support of the successful solar-sail deployment.

Mission OperationsSatellite TrackingContact ExecutionTeam Operations
Robotics Education & Documentation 2026–Present

ROS Badge / MyCobot Activities

Collaborating with the RSL team on a ROS training pathway that uses a physical MyCobot robot to connect software concepts with hands-on robot activities.

My work includes MyCobot-related responsibilities and helping identify, organize, and document the commands and reference material learners need when moving from simulated examples to a real robot.

ROSMyCobotTechnical DocumentationTraining Design