Khanal, K., Khatiwada, B., Afrifa, S., Exum, S., Wu, F., Bist, R. B.
Vision-Language-Action Modeling for Humanoid Robotic Handling of Fresh Agricultural Produce.
Preprint (SSRN), 2026.
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§ 01
Kapalik Khanal.
Electronics and Communication Engineer Currently Pursuing a Master's in AI and Robotics at North Carolina State University.
Research Centers on Robotics Automation for Agriculture and Livestocks, with Work on Locomotion Over Rough Terrain and Imitation Learning for Object Manipulation.
§ 02 / NOW
Right now.
Last updated: yesterday
§ 03 / FIELD NOTES
Latest writing.
2026.04.10
Why I moved off Isaac Lab for sim-to-real
2026.03.22
Notes on GR00T N1.6 fine-tuning on Blackwell
2026.02.14
Building HOWL, a voice agent for the G1
§ 04 / PLACES
Travelog.
I've spent most of my life in Nepal, across seven of its seventy-seven districts, and recently at North Carolina. Some of the places that made me.
Explore map →§ 05 / PUBLICATIONS
Recent publications.
Khanal, K., Khatiwada, B., Afrifa, S., Sapkota, R., Shah, S., Bai, F., Bist, R. B.
PoultryTalk: A Multi-Modal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) System for Intelligent Poultry Management and Decision Support.
arXiv preprint, 2025.
[PDF][arXiv]
Khanal, K., Ojha, G., Chataut, S., Ghimire, U. K.
IoT-based real-time soil health monitoring system for precision agriculture.
International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2024.
§ 06 / CONTACT
Write.
If you're working on anything at the intersection of Humanoid Robotics and AI, or just want to talk about Technology, Travel, or Nepal, write.
kapalikkhanal@gmail.com