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Humanoids
Humanoid and legged robots are what got me into this. Atlas and Optimus are the clearest examples of the problem I find most interesting: machines that work in spaces built for people.
RITHWIK
Robotics · Autonomy
I build robots
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00About
I design and build robots.
Most of what I know came from competitive robotics: designing mechanisms, machining parts, and debugging autonomous code between matches.
I'm most interested in where mechanical design meets software, and in humanoid and autonomous systems in particular.
01Interests
What I love.
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Mechanism design
Gear ratios, belt tension, tolerances. Most of my time goes into CAD, and then into actually making the parts.
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Autonomy
Odometry, path following, and vision. Getting a robot to repeat the same routine reliably is harder than it looks.
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Building it
I'd rather be able to build what I design. Machining, printing, soldering, and wiring are part of the job.
02Work
What I've built.
Competitive robotics is where my passion was born, two FIRST programs and several build seasons.
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FIRST programs
4
Inspire Awards
1
District event win
01FIRST Robotics Competition
FRC 2583 · Orange Dynamite
Director and Design Lead
A 125-pound robot on a six-week build season. I represent 2583 as the Technical Director and work on the robot through the season.
- Winner - 2026 FIT District McAllen Event
- Impact Award Winner - 2026 FIT District Manor Event
- FIRST Championship Playoffs Competitor
02FIRST Tech Challenge
FTC 24133 · CHAI GPT Robotics
Captain and Design Lead
A smaller team, so I worked across build, CAD, and autonomous. CHAI GPT won the Inspire Award, the top award in FTC, at both league and state level.
- Inspire Award 1st - FIT Central GEMS League Tournament
- Inspire Award 1st - Texas State Cup, Mockingbird Division
- Inspire Award 3rd - FIT Central Regional Championship
- Inspire Award 2nd - FIT Central GEMS League Tournament, 2024-25
- FIRST Leadership Award Finalist
03Outside the season
Drones & autonomy research
SMU
Outside the competition season I've been working on small autonomous aircraft, including the airframe, onboard compute, and flight software.
- Custom quadcopter airframe
- Onboard compute & sensing
03Outside work
Outside of robotics.
Outside of the shop, I love to explore, travel, and find new questions to solve.
