I design and build robot hardware. Currently I’m at Skild AI. Before that I worked on the hardware behind OpenArm 01 at Enactic AI in Tokyo. I have an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, focused on Systems and Control from UCLA and a B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay.
A longer look at the machines is on the projects page.
Experience
Now
Skild AI
Building practical, manufacturable robotic systems.
Previously
Enactic AI · Tokyo
Hardware of OpenArm 01, an open-source humanoid arm.
M.S.
UCLA
Systems and Control, in the Mechatronics and Controls Lab.
B.Tech. & M.Tech.
IIT Bombay
Mechanical Engineering. Team Leader of the IITB Mars Rover Team.
Earlier
Mars Rover Team, IITB
I joined the IITB Mars Rover Team as a Junior Design Engineer and later led the team. We built semi-autonomous rovers for the University Rover Challenge and the International Rover Challenge. Under my leadership the team finished 4th in the Indian Rover Design Challenge 2020, the best result IITB had recorded.
Mentoring
Through IITB’s Student Mentor Programme I was an Institute Student Mentor and a Department Academic Mentor for two years.
Outside work
When I’m not designing robots, I’m usually doing one of these:
- Tennis
- Formula 1
- Cricket
- Travel, and a standing search for good ice cream
- Movies. The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite
Travel
A few places that have stuck with me.
I’m looking for hard problems in robotics, automation, and design. If you want to collaborate, send me a note.