Unnas Hussain.
Robotics engineer/Computer Engineering & Computer Science/Boston, MA
About
I'm a robotics engineer in Boston, working toward a master's in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at Johns Hopkins part-time and online. I studied Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Northeastern University (BSE 2021), and I've worked on robots and medical devices at Medtronic, Hologic, Amazon Robotics and GE.
I have always been interested in robotics and controls as the boundary where software meets the real world: kinematics, controls, perception, simulation, and the tools that make robots easier to build and test. With robotics, I am driven to make a positive impact on people's lives. Outside of work and school, I mentor a FIRST robotics team and have a number of small software projects for fun and to learn new things.
Currently
- Medtronic — surgical robotics, Boston
- Johns Hopkins — M.S. Robotics & Autonomous Systems
- FRC 2713 — mentoring Red Hawk Robotics
Toolbox
// things I build withLanguages
- C
- C++
- C#
- Python
- Java
- MATLAB
- Simulink
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
- Go
- Racket
- ACL2
- LaTeX
Robotics
- ROS / ROS 2
- Gazebo
- OpenCV
- Simulink
- Arduino
- Raspberry Pi
- Jetson Development Kit
- WPILib
Engineering & Systems
- Linux
- Git
- Docker
- Unity
- SolidWorks
- Autodesk
- Icarus Verilog
- PSpice
Patents, Awards, & Recognition
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Patent
Systems and Methods for Clinical Workspace Simulation
US Patent Pub. No. 20240256723 May 2022 -
Provisional patent
Strategies to Adjust Proximal Roll Angle of a Robotic Continuum Device While Preserving Distal Articulating Section Tip Position
Provisional Patent No. 63/953,627 Dec 2025 -
Provisional patent
Hardware-Independent Adaptive Auto Homing Algorithm
Provisional Patent No. 64/157,090 Sep 2026 -
Provisional patent
Articulation Tube Assemblies with Torque-based Indicators of Articulation Angle
Provisional Patent No. 63/983,943 Feb 2026 -
Provisional patent
Systems and Methods for Shape Sensing of Continuum Manipulators
Provisional Patent No. 64/123,507 Aug 2026 -
Provisional patent
Transmission Housing for Robotic Catheter Articulation and Tool Insertion
Provisional Patent No. 64/122,853 Aug 2026 -
Provisional patent
Systems and Methods for Force Sensing and Estimation with Continuum Manipulators
Provisional Patent No. 64/122,849 Aug 2026 -
Provisional patent
Systems and Methods for Providing Predictive Catheter Path Overlays
Provisional Patent No. 64/122,847 Aug 2026 -
Conference Speaker
Science & Technology Conference Presenter
Medtronic 2024 — 2026 -
Award
Technical Contributor of the Year — Nominee
Medtronic 2020 -
Honor
Honors College Dean's List
Northeastern University 2018 — 2021
/contact — open to conversations
Let's talk!
The fastest way to reach me is email. I'm also on LinkedIn and GitHub, and my resume is a click away.