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Anik Sahai

Currently at SIMA - FAU

Previously at Canvas Prime

Anik Sahai

Currently at SIMA - FAU

Previously at Canvas Prime

Available for thoughtful projects

I am an AI researcher .

I am an AI researcher .

I am an AI researcher .

AI & Robotics Researcher

Boca Raton, FL

about me!

what's up

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my workspace
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‎‎I'm Anik Sahai an AI researcher in Boca Raton, FL who gets excited about teaching robots to learn like brains do .

‎‎I'm Anik Sahai an AI researcher in Boca Raton, FL who gets excited about teaching robots to learn like brains do .

‎‎I'm Anik Sahai an AI researcher in Boca Raton, FL who gets excited about teaching robots to learn like brains do .

VLA & Robot Policies

Healthcare & Neuroscience

Quantum Computing

Human Communication

explore my work!

FEATURED
WORKS

This is a showcase of what happens when curiosity drives the process.

project 01

Jul 1, 2026

GAIN

Most robots stop at the first closed door. This one works out how to get through it, then keeps going.

Robotics

VLA

Neural network diagram

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Jul 1, 2026

GAIN

Most robots stop at the first closed door. This one works out how to get through it, then keeps going.

Robotics

VLA

Neural network diagram

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Jul 1, 2026

GAIN

Most robots stop at the first closed door. This one works out how to get through it, then keeps going.

Robotics

VLA

Neural network diagram

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project 02

Mar 2, 2026

Who Do You Think You're Talking To?

Same system, same output — the label alone changes how people experience it.

LLM

Study

First page of the paper Who Do You Think You're Talking To?

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Mar 2, 2026

Who Do You Think You're Talking To?

Same system, same output — the label alone changes how people experience it.

LLM

Study

First page of the paper Who Do You Think You're Talking To?

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Mar 2, 2026

Who Do You Think You're Talking To?

Same system, same output — the label alone changes how people experience it.

LLM

Study

First page of the paper Who Do You Think You're Talking To?

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project 03

Apr 1, 2026

Self-driving golf cart

Rebuilding a 2018 GEM e4 into a self-driving vehicle from the control stack up. With FAU.

Robotics · Autonomy

ROS

Anik Sahai kneeling beside the FAU self-driving GEM golf cart

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Apr 1, 2026

Self-driving golf cart

Rebuilding a 2018 GEM e4 into a self-driving vehicle from the control stack up. With FAU.

Robotics · Autonomy

ROS

Anik Sahai kneeling beside the FAU self-driving GEM golf cart

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Apr 1, 2026

Self-driving golf cart

Rebuilding a 2018 GEM e4 into a self-driving vehicle from the control stack up. With FAU.

Robotics · Autonomy

ROS

Anik Sahai kneeling beside the FAU self-driving GEM golf cart

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project 04

Nov 1, 2025

The Ethics Lab

A 501(c)(3) making AI legible to the people who'll inherit it — free curriculum, workshops, and INKY, an AI assistant built for schools.

Education

AI Ethics

The Ethics Lab banner with the INKY mascot

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Nov 1, 2025

The Ethics Lab

A 501(c)(3) making AI legible to the people who'll inherit it — free curriculum, workshops, and INKY, an AI assistant built for schools.

Education

AI Ethics

The Ethics Lab banner with the INKY mascot

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Nov 1, 2025

The Ethics Lab

A 501(c)(3) making AI legible to the people who'll inherit it — free curriculum, workshops, and INKY, an AI assistant built for schools.

Education

AI Ethics

The Ethics Lab banner with the INKY mascot

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Let's Talk

I'm most energized by projects where I can dig into hard problems, work alongside researchers who know more than I do, and put something on real hardware to find out whether it actually holds up.

Comment

Anik Sahai

I love reaching out to people doing interesting work, so consider this an open invitation — research collaborations, half-formed ideas, or just a conversation about robots and brains.

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