Akshay Sarode
Creative Technologist
Mechanical engineer turned roboticist based in Sweden—building digital twins, WebXR collaboration platforms, computer vision systems, embedded solutions, and interactive installations that connect motion, music, and light.
Current Focus
Building YugmaXR — a web-based 3D collaboration platform for design review and digital twins. Exploring spatial collaboration workflows, real-time pipelines, and practicing Indian classical music daily, because systems should have rhythm.
Companies
Anilata AB — Engineering AI/XR consulting
YugmaXR — Web-based 3D collaboration for design review
Antaraal Studio — Interactive experiences
Core Expertise
Work Timeline
24 projects across 8 years — Robotics, XR, and Interactive Systems.
2025
The Swedish Laundry Room
Immersive art installation transforming Sweden's iconic shared laundry rooms into spaces for memory and reflection. Uses TouchDesigner, Azure Kinect tracking, and synchronized projectors to create reactive surfaces. Spatial audio responds to visitor movement. Premiering at Gothenburg Film Studios in collaboration with Visual Arena and artist Gorki Glaser-Müller.
YugmaXR - Web-Based XR Platform
YugmaXR represents a comprehensive vision for accessible extended reality—a platform where teams can collaborate in 3D regardless of their hardware. Built entirely on web technologies (Three.js, WebXR), the platform runs on VR headsets, tablets, phones, and desktop browsers without any installation required.
2024
Virtual Production System
Real-time virtual production system using Unreal Engine 5 and HTC Vive Tracker mounted on physical cameras. Enables seamless compositing of live-action footage with CGI environments during filming. Features sub-centimeter tracking accuracy, custom lens distortion matching, and synchronized delay compensation for pixel-perfect alignment. Deployed at Gothenburg Film Studios.
AI Factory Layout Planner
AI-powered factory layout optimization within YugmaXR platform. ML algorithms suggest equipment placements minimizing material flow and maximizing utilization. Real-time constraint validation ensures safety compliance. Teams collaborate in VR to review layouts, annotate concerns, and iterate. Exports to AutoCAD and Process Simulate.
WebXR Design Review Room
The WebXR Design Review Room transforms how distributed teams conduct 3D design reviews. Built on the YugmaXR platform, this purpose-built environment enables stakeholders to collaboratively examine designs in immersive detail, regardless of their physical location or available hardware—from VR headsets to standard web browsers.
Robotics Software Architecture Toolkit
This robotics software architecture toolkit provides a paradigm shift from traditional fixed-line manufacturing to flexible, reconfigurable production systems. Using agent-based principles, the architecture enables any product to be manufactured in any factory cell—dynamically allocating resources based on availability, capability, and efficiency.
2023
3D Car Configurator
Enterprise-grade 3D car configurator enabling customers to visualize and customize vehicles with photorealistic quality in web browsers. Built on Three.js with custom PBR shaders for accurate automotive materials. Features real-time multiplayer collaboration via Socket.IO, allowing sales teams and customers to co-browse configurations with synchronized views.
Interactive Installation Visual Arena
Interactive performance installation at Visual Arena featuring live artists with real-time sensor triggers. Azure Kinect skeletal tracking captures movements with sub-centimeter precision. Custom TouchDesigner patches translate body positions into generative visuals projected onto performers. Arduino-connected triggers allow audience participation.
Motion Capture Investigation - KinemaLab
Comparative evaluation of motion capture technologies at KinemaLab. Tested Rokoko Smartsuit Pro with 19 sensors for narrative content and Move.AI phone-based capture for indie productions. Documented accuracy, setup time, and post-processing workflows. Produced integration guides for Unreal Engine, Mixamo retargeting, and Blender cleanup.
Power Electronics Control Platform
Embedded control platform for industrial AC/DC rectifiers and DC/DC converters at KraftPowercon. ARM Cortex-M4 with FreeRTOS running 20kHz control loops for voltage regulation and power factor correction. Features comprehensive Hardware-in-the-Loop testing with Speedgoat simulation. Linux HMI dashboard via Modbus for real-time monitoring.
2022
AR Sculpture Storytelling
WebXR storytelling platform bringing digital narratives to the 'Oraklet' bronze sculpture at Domkyrkan in Göteborg. 3D-scanned sculpture serves as AR anchor for layered stories by poet Diana and ambient soundscapes by Alicia Lázaro. Uses Three.js with 8th Wall for markerless AR tracking accessible on any smartphone.
Virtual Commissioning Digital Twin
Virtual commissioning platform connecting Siemens PLCs (PLCSIM Advanced) with ABB robot simulations in Visual Components. Uses Profinet, OPC-UA, and EtherCAT protocols for realistic validation before physical deployment. Features time synchronization between PLC scan cycles and simulation physics. Reduces on-site commissioning by 60-70%.
3D Scanning Pipeline for Assets
Production-grade video-to-3D pipeline supporting photogrammetry, NeRF, and Gaussian splatting. Automatic frame extraction, quality filtering, and mesh reconstruction. Post-processing includes hole filling, LOD generation, and PBR texture baking. Exports to GLTF, OpenUSD, and FBX. Achieves 60-80% file size reduction while maintaining quality.
Narrative XR Lab Programme
8-week intensive XR programme at Visual Arena exploring immersive storytelling. 25 participants from arts, film, and tech collaborated on prototypes using motion capture, 3D scanning, projection mapping, and spatial audio. Final exhibitions included AR historical photography, VR folklore journeys, and breath-reactive installations.
Autonomous Driving & AMR Simulation
Simulation platform for autonomous vehicles and AMRs using CARLA and Gazebo. Custom urban maps model intersections for traffic optimization studies. Validates vSLAM algorithms with synthetic camera feeds and ground-truth poses. LiDAR simulation includes beam patterns and atmospheric effects. ROS integration enables identical stacks in sim and reality.
2021
Industrial Robot Cell Programming Suite
Comprehensive robot programming suite for ABB and KUKA platforms. Features offline programming in RobotStudio and WorkVisual with custom add-ins for automatic path generation, collision analysis, and cycle time optimization. Includes safety I/O mapping following IEC 62443 and ISO 10218 standards. Achieves 90%+ first-time-right commissioning.
PLC Sequence & Safety Modernization
SIL2-compliant safety PLC architecture for railway tunnel fire detection and emergency response. Implements hierarchical state machines with fire sensor voting logic to prevent false alarms while ensuring rapid response. Coordinates ventilation, evacuation signage, and emergency notifications. Developed following V-model with FMEA and fault injection testing.
Computer Vision Quality Inspection
3D computer vision system integrated with ABB robots for food industry quality inspection. Intel RealSense cameras capture point clouds at line speed; OpenCV/PCL algorithms segment defects. Path planning generates optimized removal trajectories. Inspects 120 products/minute with 99.2% detection accuracy. Reduced rejected products by 15%.
Painting Robot Unity Simulation
Unity-based simulation platform for industrial painting robots at Robnor AB. Models spray patterns with configurable fan width, atomization, and transfer efficiency. Visualizes paint thickness distribution with color-coded heat maps. Safety validation tests collision scenarios and emergency stop responses. Reduced recipe development time by 60%.
2019
IoT Condition Monitoring Node
Edge ML IoT platform for industrial predictive maintenance built on STM32 ARM Cortex-M4. Features 3-axis accelerometer vibration analysis with 1024-point FFT, TinyML inference for anomaly detection, and MQTT cloud connectivity. IP67 enclosures with 24V industrial power. Detects bearing failures 6 months before breakdown with 95% accuracy.
VR Ergonomic Analysis - Volvo Cars
This VR-based ergonomic analysis system enabled Volvo Cars to evaluate operator comfort and safety for production line tasks before physical line construction. Using accurate digital twins of assembly stations, ergonomic specialists assessed postures, reach envelopes, and potential injury risks in an immersive environment that replicated actual working conditions.
2018
BMW VR Robot Programming Platform
This virtual reality robot programming platform transformed how BMW production engineers define robot trajectories, shifting from traditional teach-pendant programming to intuitive hand-guided path creation in VR. The system dramatically accelerated program development for complex multi-robot welding and handling cells.
Operator Training Simulation - Volvo Trucks
This operator training simulation at Volvo Trucks reduced training time and improved safety by enabling assembly workers to learn complex procedures in a risk-free virtual environment before performing them in production. Built on CARLA/Unreal Engine, the platform recreated assembly workstations with accurate geometry and procedural sequences.