May 03, 2023 MoveIt's Google Summer of Code 2023 Participants

MoveIt's Google Summer of Code 2023 Participants

by Mark Moll

The MoveIt project is excited to announce that MoveIt was awarded 2 slots for the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program. GSoC is an international program in which Google awards stipends to people who complete a free and open-source software coding project during the summer. Below are the students and projects selected for 2023.

V Mohammed Ibrahim (Github) is a robotics software engineer. He will be working on improved realtime control with MoveIt Servo. He will be mentored by Andy Zelenak and Sebastian Castro.

Mohamed Raessa (Github) is a robotics R&D engineer with Avatarin inc. He has a Ph.D. in robotic manipulation from Osaka University, Japan. His project is focused on improvements to the pick_ik solver. He will be mentored by Sebastian Castro and Stephanie Eng.