Ishaan Gupta

Experience

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  Reseda Regents Robotics

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2022

  President

  - Designed competitive robots cable of autonomous and teleoperated motion in Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks, with an emphasis on rapid prototyping-Operated CNC mills and manual lathes. Utilized Plasmacam DesignEdge and Tormarch Path Pilot CAM packages to program machines-Initiated, designed, and taught the club’s first CAD, CAM, and Programming workshops, and wrote comprehensive guides -Planned and Coordinated the annual VEX Victory in the Valley robotics competition - Promoted the importance of high school engineering education by meeting with Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles County officials Show less

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  UH-OH Robotics

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  Design Lead

  - Competed with combat robot AXOLOTL for Season 5 of the Discovery Channel Show Battle Bots- Rapidly Designed, Fabricated, Assembled, and Tested AXOLTL within a 4-week time frame, the lowest out of any competing robot, and with the 2nd lowest budget out of 64 competing teams- Sourced local manufacturers and manufacturing sponsors, reducing the cost of production by 35% and turnaround time by 2 weeks- Performed FEA in SOLIDWORKS on the weapon system to optimize for weight and instantaneous energy delivery- Repaired and fabricated parts of AXOLOTL on CNC and Manual machines after and between matches Show less

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  Combat Robotics at Berkeley

  Jun 2022 - May 2024

  Team Member

  - Re-Designed armor panels for Battle Bot GLITCH in Fusion 360 for Season 7 of the Discovery Channel Show Battle Bots, with a focus on design for manufacturing and modularity over Season 6 armor design- Worked in the assembly and fabrication of GLITCH

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  Berkeley Engineering Solutions

  Sept 2022 - now

  Co-Founder

  - Consulted Bay Area startups on mechanical design projects, providing technical support and manpower for projects they lack the bandwidth to complete- Designed a modular product testing rig, with a focus on UX and modularity, accommodating different testing equipment, testing states, and product variations. Improved on the existing design by allowing for the product to be tested at multiple angles, reducing testing cost by requiring only single testing rig for a give product- Consulted a YC22 agritech startup on developing a smart oven 1/5 the size of the existing unit. Managed 5 engineers, maintained our BOM, and manufactured the prototype within our $1500 budget Show less

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  Berkeley Lab

  Jun 2023 - May 2024

  Student Assistant

  - Aided in developing an autonomous laboratory capable of synthesizing materials for battery applications, utilizing robotics and artificial intelligence. Worked alongside post-doctorate and doctoral students under Professor Gerbrand Ceder- Improved a robot cell handling sample cap dispensing and cap placing to reduce the failure rate. Achieved this by making the system passive, reducing the reliance on repeated motor actuation to dispense caps. Used beam-break sensors to detect caps and programmed Arduinos to run logic and communicate with the larger system. - Designed the cell to be modular and constructed of either 3-D printable or off-shelf components, allowing for rapid iteration and lowered manufacturing costs and turnaround times. Show less

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  Covariant

  Feb 2024 - May 2024

  Hardware Engineering Intern
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  Triton Medical Robotics

  May 2024 - now

  Hardware Intern

  Developing Triton Robotics Platform