Robotics • Autonomy • AI • Aerospace

AI Robotics Researcher • President, BattleBots • VEX Robotics Competitor

AI robotics researcher focused on controls, autonomy, and human‑useful software. Cofounder & CEO at Fusion Bots. CTO/CPO on the governing committee at YPSF (UN MGCY).

🤖 Controls & Autonomy 🧠 AI Robotics Research 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🛰️ Flight/ARC Sim

About

Downingtown STEM Academy — IB Diploma Candidate (Class of 2026). Pathway: Robotics I–III. HL: Math AA, Physics, Economics; SL: German, Literature, TOK. Weighted GPA 4.35.

I build end‑to‑end systems: perception and control on hardware, plus full‑stack web apps that people actually use. I value fast feedback loops, clear specs, and measurable results.

3 years Varsity Tennis • Team Captain (2025–26).

Focus Areas
⚙️ Controls
🧩 Embedded
👁️ Perception
🗺️ Planning
🕸️ Web Apps
📣 Education & Outreach

Experience

🧪 Fusion Bots — Founder & CEO

May 2025 – PresentStartup • Education Robotics
  • Founded a robotics startup creating STEM kits and curriculum; launched Shopify + custom React storefront; grew early revenue (~$5k) and ran workshops that expanded STEM access.
  • Recruited and led intern teams (marketing, software, operations). Built processes for fulfillment, customer support, and content.

🧰 iPipeline — Software Development Intern

Summer 2025Automation & Frontend
  • Built internal tools for QA automation and code‑workflow efficiency.
  • Shipped UI enhancements and testing pipelines to improve developer velocity.

📘 Kumon Learning Center — Tutor

2022 – 2023Math & English
  • Taught students ages 4–16; graded work and maintained the data system to track mastery.

🎾 Tennis Coach — Paid & Volunteer

2022 – 2025
  • Taught fundamentals (forehands, backhands, serves, volleys) to ages 8–15; ran drills; assisted head coach; helped new players make the team.

Leadership & Advocacy

🌍 CTO & CPO — YPSF (UN MGCY)

2024 – PresentGoverning Committee (1 of 13) • ~600 members
  • Lead AI literacy and equitable digital‑policy initiatives; co‑develop global programming for youth tech empowerment.
  • Manage 6 program managers and their international fellow teams; set standards and roadmaps for delivery.

🪲 President — BattleBots Club

Downingtown STEM Academy
  • Lead combat‑robot design, manufacturing, programming, and match strategy with emphasis on reliability and rapid field repair.

🤖 VEX Robotics — Competitor (State Finalist)

Design • Build • Programming • Match Strategy
  • Developed competition robots emphasizing drive reliability, robust mechanisms, and maintainable code.
  • Collaborated on autonomous routines and tuning; practiced rapid pit‑repair and iterative improvements.

📈 CIO/President — Stocks & Investments Club

140+ members
  • Run financial‑literacy seminars and competitions; built an AI stock tracker that generates daily bullish watchlists.

🚀 Founder/President — American Rocketry Challenge Club

  • Lead CAD design, flight simulation, and physics/math calculations for safe launch profiles and recovery.

🏅 State Competitor — DECA & HOSA

  • Business operations research, presentation, and health science competition experience at the state level.

Projects & Technical Experience

🌳 SAFMS — Smart Agro‑Forest Management System

React • AI • IoT simulation • Carbon‑credit concept
  • Built a web platform modeling sustainable agriculture with AI insights and a device simulation layer.
  • Prototyped a carbon‑credit trading interface and explored blockchain concepts for traceability.

🛩️ Custom Racing Drone w/ Claw

Betaflight • ESC integration • PID tuning
  • Designed and wired a competition‑grade FPV drone; soldered ESCs and tuned PIDs manually for stability and responsiveness. Made to complete tasks.

🧪 NitroCapture Pro — Zeolite‑Based Nitrogen Capture

Environmental • 3D‑printed • Experiment design
  • 3D‑printed dome using zeolites to absorb nitrogen runoff and reduce greenhouse emissions; executed iterative experiments and analysis.

🧭 Competition Robot

Autonomous + Tele‑op • Mechanisms • Controls
  • Built and programmed a multifunction robot for obstacle navigation and object manipulation with reliable driver control and autonomous routines.

🧠 Systems Control Challenge

Python • C++ • Feedback control
  • Developed autonomous control systems under timed constraints; modeled dynamics and tuned feedback for stability.

🎮 Unity VR Escape Room

Unity • C# • Blender assets • Meta Quest
  • Created an immersive VR puzzle experience with custom assets; tuned for comfort and progressive challenge.

🛡️ Tower Defense — Systems Design

Game design • Balancing • Documentation
  • Implemented layered mechanics with readable code and difficulty curves; produced full portfolios and artwork.

🎲 Modular Board Game System

Mechanics • Replayability
  • Designed modular rule sets enabling variants and high replay value; emphasized clarity of interaction loops.

📈 AI Stock Tracker & Pre‑Market Watchlist

AI/ML • Finance • Web app
  • Built an AI‑assisted tracker that generates daily bullish watchlists and tracks performance with a modern UI.

Get in touch

Ojasva Mishra • AI Robotics Researcher & Student Engineer

📞 (484) 703‑9916 • ✉️ ojasvamishra32@gmail.com