AMRITANSHU JAIN
Lead Hardware Engineer
Lead Hardware Engineer

AMRITANSHU
JAIN

Creating robots that interact and adapt with humans — deploying general-purpose robotics hardware that seamlessly blends into the environment.

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4+
Years Experience
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Projects & CAD Work

Quadruped TORSO Isometric CAD View 1 Isometric CAD View 2
Strider Robotics · Aug 2023 – Feb 2024
Quadruped TORSO Assembly
Protective chassis housing electronics for the quadruped robot, designed for optimal center-of-gravity balance and high TRL Indian robotics applications.
3 renders
Robotic Arm on Quadruped CAD of Manipulator on Quadruped 3D Printed Gearbox Actuator Cross-Section Team with Manipulator
IISc RBCCPS · Dec 2022 – Jul 2023
4DOF Robotic Arm for STOCH Quadruped
Cost-effective pesticide spraying arm with custom 8:1 planetary gearbox and high-performance BLDC motors for precise torque and velocity control.
5 renders
Implant Stress Analysis CAD of Lower Human Jaw
Curiouz TechLabs · May – Dec 2022
Mandibular Implant FEA Analysis
3D Finite Element Analysis of biomechanical behavior in mandibular overdentures. Published in the Journal of Composites Science, December 2022.
2 renders
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Work Experience

May 2024 — Present
Lead Mechanical Engineer
KinesthetIQ Robotics Studio · Bengaluru
  • Developing Human-Robot interaction devices for bimanual teleoperation on generalist tasks
  • Designing cost-effective Robot Operating Devices (ROD) with indigenous components
  • Managing team of engineers developing low-cost hardware for embodied AI
  • Pioneering work cell standardization to scale data collection for Large Behaviour Models
  • Developing prismatic lift systems for Mobile Manipulation
Aug 2023 — Feb 2024
Lead Hardware Engineer
ARTPARK · Chirathe Robotics (Strider Robotics) · Bengaluru
  • Designed and developed TORSO for quadruped robot at optimal COG
  • Contributed to quadruped at high TRL for Indian robotics applications
  • Maintained comprehensive CAD documentation, drawings, and test results
TORSO
CAD 1
CAD 2
Dec 2022 — Jul 2023
Research Intern
Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems · IISc · Bengaluru
  • Designed 4DOF articulated arm for STOCH quadruped pesticide spraying
  • Custom 8:1 planetary gearbox with BLDC motors for torque control
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on design requirements
Team
Arm
CAD
Gearbox
Actuator
May 2022 — Dec 2022
Research Intern
Curiouz TechLabs · Udupi
  • Biomechanical FEA of mandibular overdenture implants and loading conditions
  • Supported PhD research on stress distribution in implant retained overdentures
  • Published in the Journal of Composites Science (Dec 2022)
FEA
Jaw
Jul 2022 — Sep 2023
Mechanical Head
Mars Rover Manipal · MIT Udupi
  • Led 10 engineers across Wheel, Suspension, Soil Module, and 6-DOF Arm subsystems
  • Managed budget, fundraising, recruitment, training and competition logistics
  • Determined design and manufacturing cycle for annual competition readiness
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Skills & Tools

CAD / Simulation
SolidWorksMotion StudySolidWorks VisualizeANSYS Space ClaimANSYS Static StructuralExplicit Dynamics
Manufacturing
FDM 3D PrintingUltimaker CURADFMA · DFM · DFR · DFCPower & Hand ToolsPost-processing
Engineering
FEAGearbox DesignActuator SystemsRobotics HardwareQuality ControlEmbodied AI HW
Management & Tools
Project ManagementMicrosoft 365Adobe PhotoshopPremiere ProTechnical Writing
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About

Driven by iterative development, I embrace structured problem-solving to tackle complex engineering challenges across the full hardware stack.

My long-term goal is to deploy general-purpose robotics hardware that seamlessly blends into the environment — from custom gearboxes to full system integration.

With real-world experience spanning the entire supply chain, I believe resilience is key to building exceptional products.

SolidWorks CSWP Certified Professional
Mechanical Design — Dassault Systèmes
Credential ID: VR7JPXUA2T
B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal · 2020–2024
Honors & Awards
IRC 2023
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International Rover Challenge (IRC)
3rd Prize · Space Robotics Society · 2023
IRDC 2022
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International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC)
2nd Prize · Space Robotics Society · 2022
IRDC 2021
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International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC)
3rd Prize · Mars Society South Asia · 2021
URC 2022
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University Rover Challenge (URC)
Final Round Qualifier · The Mars Society · 2022
MRM Team
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Mars Rover Manipal
Mechanical Head · MIT Udupi · 2021–2023
LET'S BUILD
SOMETHING

Have a robotics project, research opportunity, or just want to connect? I'm always open to conversations about hardware and embodied AI.

+91 98495 65839 amritj2002@gmail.com LinkedIn