Aadit Kannan | Experience

(San Mateo, CA)

Summer Intern: Nymble Robotics

Responsible for troubleshooting electrical components across software and hardware aspects of cooking robots
Performed technical support to fix PCB and SMD components on robots
Organized an event and conducted outreach to expand the market beyond current target ethnicities

(Soccoro, NM)

UAV Material Viability Research

Lead author on the research paper “Optimizing UAVs Material Viability Through Machine Learning and Digital Twins: A Review” with New Mexico Tech Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mostafa Hassanalian
Targeting ASME publishing, and presenting at SSDM Aerospace, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference

(Santa Clara, CA)

FIRST Tech Challenge - Largest International Robotics Competition

Lead on Team (Zenith #20424) - 2021 to 2023
- Led the team to regionals, and won the robot design award
- Worked on 500+ part assemblies, using both CAD, CAM, and FEA
Led Outreach for Zenith Team #20424 (2022-2023).
- Raised over $5000 by launching an innovative Robotics Parts exchange program, creating a
  membership drive and recruiting team members
Headed the Software team for Zenith #20424 (2021-2022).
- Programmed in Java for the autonomous
  and teleoperated aspects of the code, and to design and illustrate the hardware map for the robot.
- Used TensorFlow, and CV to train the robot to detect objects.
Lead on Hardware Team (Deja Vu #13216) - 2023 to Present
- Designed a robust and effective robot in 500+ part CAD assemblies
- Used FEA and topological shape optimization to create custom robot components
Lead for Team (Serenity #13215) - 2021 - 2022
- Led a team of 10 high school students
- Programmed the robot using OpenCV and PID systems and used Fusion360 to create a custom drivetrain

(Los Altos, CA)

FIRST Robotics Challenge - Team Popcorn Penguins #6238

Helped raise $10,000 by writing grants and other fundraising efforts
Design a custom, west-coast drive robot that intakes and shoots balls using a fly-wheel base and piston

(Santa Clara, CA)

STEM Leadership Committee

Designed lessons for middle school STEM students to learn about Arduino and basic C++
Assisted students with their FIRST Lego League projects by designing a mock competition
Developed students’ science fair projects through the design process framework and mentorship

Hackathons

Wilhacks - May 2023
- Won Wilhacks by designing a CV drone system for beach garbage pickup, an easy-to-use site using HTML/CSS/JS, and used Fusion 360 to create rendered part models for the system

Clubs

President of Applied Engineering Club - 2023 to Present
- Worked to expose students to various aspects of engineering majors to help better determine student interests
Tutor for Peer Tutor Club - 2023 to Present
- Tutored 10+ Santa Clara High School students in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry

Mechanical Engineering:

Fusion360, FEA, XFLR5, Matlab, GD&T, Machining, FMEA, Inkscape, Simscale, Blender

Software Development:

Python, Java, HTML/CSS/JS, Tensor Flow, Git, OpenCV, OOP, Android Studio, VSCode, Web Design

Electrical Engineering:

PCB Layout, EasyEDA, Arduino Environment, SMD Soldering, FPGA

EMAIL: AADITKANNAN@BERKELEY.EDU