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P.V.S. Subhashini is a robotics and automation researcher whose work centers on the analysis, optimization, and application of SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly/Articulated Robot Arm) manipulators in industrial manufacturing processes. With a research career spanning nearly a decade, Subhashini has made meaningful contributions to the field of robotic deburring — the automated removal of surface imperfections from machined components — a technically demanding challenge that bridges precision engineering and robotic control. Her most-cited work (2015) laid foundational groundwork by analyzing robotic deburring methodologies using SCARA systems, exploring both tool-fixed and workpiece-held configurations. Subsequent studies extended this work through parametric optimization of link lengths and surface roughness parameters, particularly for aluminum alloys, demonstrating a rigorous engineering approach to improving real-world manufacturing outcomes. Her research also encompasses workspace analysis, including optimal placement of rectangular components within a robot's working volume, broadening the practical utility of SCARA systems beyond deburring. More recently, her 2024 study on a modified five-degree-of-freedom SCARA manipulator (RRRRP) signals an evolution in her research toward more versatile robotic architectures capable of multi-directional drilling operations. Collectively accumulating over 17 citations, Subhashini's body of work represents a focused and growing contribution to intelligent manufacturing robotics.