Prashant Gupta

Institute of Technology Management, Vellore Institute of Technology University

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Prashant Gupta is a roboticist whose work sits at the intersection of creative machine intelligence and accessible automation. His research focuses on human-robot interaction, real-time computer vision, and embedded systems—specifically exploring how robots can replicate human-like behaviors in both artistic and industrial contexts. His most influential work, "A force-controlled portrait drawing robot" (2015, 19 citations), tackles the challenge of making robots produce expressive, human-quality artwork by integrating force feedback with visual input, moving beyond simple trajectory replication. This contribution has been foundational for researchers in robotic art and assistive creative tools. Gupta further advanced practical robotics with "Robotic Arm With Real-Time Image Processing Using Raspberry Pi, Both Automated And Manually" (2018), demonstrating a low-cost, open-source platform for color-based object detection and manipulation—a significant step toward democratizing robotics research. By combining sophisticated control algorithms with affordable hardware, his work bridges the gap between academic labs and real-world applications, inspiring a new generation of engineers to build intelligent, interactive machines.