Open to engineering collaborations

Ashwin T E

Mechatronics. Robotics. Autonomous systems.

Bringing hardware and software together.
I build intelligent machines and help teams turn ambitious ideas into working systems.

Chennai, India

6th globallyNASA HERC 2026
2 patentsApplications pending
AutoVITClub secretary

Selected work 5

Ideas taken from the workbench to autonomous systems, competition, and patent applications.

Agricultural automationPatent pending

Agri-Sorter

Computer vision meets mechanical sorting. An automated classification system designed for high-throughput agricultural workflows.

Computer visionMechatronicsAutomation
Engineering overview
Medical device researchPatent pending

Portable Air-Puff Tonometer

A non-contact approach to intraocular pressure measurement, combining micro-pneumatics with embedded sensing in a portable device.

Micro-pneumaticsEmbedded sensingMedical devices
Engineering overview
Autonomous logisticsIn development

Autonomous Delivery Robot

A SLAM-based delivery robot with LiDAR navigation and custom power electronics. Building the connection between perception, planning, and motion.

SLAMLiDARPCB designEmbedded C++Altium
Engineering overview
Autonomous flightCompleted

ISRO Robotics Challenge

An autonomous drone connecting ROS2, Raspberry Pi, and Pixhawk, with custom motor logic and navigation algorithms.

ROS2Raspberry PiPixhawkPythonC++
Engineering overview

Experience &
leadership.

Hands-on engineering, research, and the people who make it happen.

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AutoVIT Club

Secretary & engineering lead

2024–present

2024–presentLeading technical workshops, autonomous vehicle research, and engineering operations. Coordinating student teams working on robotics and automation at VIT Chennai.

Team MOVIS

Advisory board member

NASA HERC

NASA HERCAdvising electrical and software architecture for NASA HERC. Previously served as programming lead and HERC point of contact, directing telemetry and sensor integration.

Salcomp Manufacturing

Engineering intern

May–Jun 2026

May–Jun 2026Worked with CAD modeling, design for manufacturability, and hands-on manufacturing using a vertical machining center in Chennai.

MEL Systems and Services

Embedded system design intern

Chennai

ChennaiDeveloped embedded logic and electronic system architecture for Pick2Lite, a hardware and IoT product.

VIT Chennai OSP Club

Former R&D lead

Research

ResearchLed research and development initiatives, open-source software projects, and technical workshops. Mentored members in embedded systems and robotics.

ATAL Tinkering Lab

Student in-charge

Govt. of India

Govt. of IndiaManaged lab operations under the NITI Aayog initiative, mentored students in electronics and robotics, and led hands-on STEM workshops.

Empower Tech National Hackathon

Hackathon judge

Mentorship

MentorshipEvaluated hardware and software solutions, technical feasibility, software architecture, and mechatronics prototypes.

Tools & capabilities.

From a machined part to a navigation algorithm. The tools I bring to the work.

Robotics & autonomy

  • ROS2 & SLAM
  • Kinematics & control systems
  • Autonomous navigation

Applied in autonomous flight and delivery robotics.

Embedded systems

  • Embedded C/C++
  • ESP32 & STM32
  • Real-time operating systems

Applied in rover control and embedded sensing.

Vision & software

  • Python & OpenCV
  • Computer vision
  • TensorFlow & PyTorch

Computer vision applied in Agri-Sorter.

Hardware & design

  • CAD & Fusion 360
  • PCB & PDB architecture
  • DFM & VMC manufacturing

Applied in custom power boards and manufacturing.

A few milestones.

Team efforts. Real outcomes.

6th globally

NASA HERC 2026
Best Indian Team · 7:02 run

3rd nationally

Innovate Hackathon
National-level competition

Hackathon winner

REVIVE 2024
National-level competition

Finalist / BITS Hyderabad TechfestSemi-finalist / IIT Madras Caterpillar Challenge

Always learning.

2024–present

B.Tech, Mechatronics
& Automation

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai

Higher secondary / 91%

SBOA Matriculation &
Higher Secondary School

Chennai, India

Languages: English, Tamil, Hindi, German
Open to collaborations & researchBased in Chennai, building beyond it.

Have something
worth building?

Robotics, embedded systems, or an idea that connects the two. Let’s talk.

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