David C.Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 5, 2026.

I am a strategic robotics consultant available to provide guidance, development, and integration of your robotic applications with particular expertise in motion planning, complex inverse kinematics, and robotics simulation. I am also the lead maintainer of the MoveIt Motion Planning Library and a leader in ROS community. If you'd like to explore if I'd be a good fit for your company, let's have a discovery call to discuss. Feel free to contact me via upwork or via my website, picknik.ai # Personal Bio: B.S. MechEng Georgia Tech, Masters and PhD CompSci CU Boulder focusing on motion planning. Dave has 12 years experience working in the field of robotics automation and is a leader in the open source MoveIt and ROS communities. His insights into robot-agnostic platforms that works for different morphologies, different theoretical approaches, and different end-user technical requirements give him a well-rounded understanding of the needs of powerful robotic software. He has worked and consulted for all types of robotics companies including Google Robotics, the Open Source Robotics Foundation, and Willow Garage.