Nikita Cherniadev

Simulation engineer at Dyson Robot Learning Lab in London, into robots and VR/AR. Got started back in 2016 with the Oculus DK2 and Leap Motion controllers, and have worked on various VR and robotics projects since.

At Dyson, developing simulation platforms for robot learning using MuJoCo and Unity, like the BiGym.

Before that, developed VR training simulators for bank security personnel, and earlier, worked on making industrial robot programming easier at the Native Robotics start-up.

📧 Email  /  📑 CV  /  💻 Github

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Experience

BiGym Preview
Dyson, Senior Simulation Engineer
2023 - Present

Developed simulation platforms for robot learning at Dyson's Robot Learning Lab. Worked on BiGym, and other projects based on MuJoCo and Unity for robot learning.

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Sber, Senior Unity Developer
2021 - 2023

Led development of a VR training simulator for cash-in-transit security personnel using Unity for HTC Vive Pro with custom controllers.

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Native Robotics, Co-founder, Lead Unity Developer
2019 - 2021

Co-founded and developed key tech at Native Robotics, a startup specializing in online programming and control for industrial robots. Worked on the Omni Kit, a versatile robot control framework using Unity and Python, supporting both simulation (Omni Fit) and real-time execution (Omni Pack).

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VR Quest, Lead Unity Developer
2016 - 2018

Led technical development of multiplayer VR escape rooms using Unity.


Education

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
2018 - 2020

M.S in Information Systems and Technologies

Bauman Moscow State Technical University
2014 - 2018

B.A in Robotics and Mechatronics



Design and source code from Jon Barron's website