The Team
 | Tushar Agrawal B.E. in Computer Science, BITS Pilani, India Project Role: Software Lead and Project Manager Brings over two years of industry experience and an ability to see the big picture, Tushar is the team’s Project Manager. Additionally, he is the team’s Software Lead where he works on planning, vision and sensor integration in the project. Tushar has worked on Humanoid Robots (including India’s first indigenously-developed humanoid robot), Vision, Perception and Planning. He has been published four times and earned an “Emerging Leader” award for outstanding leadership at Grey Orange Pte Ltd. An enthusiastic roboticist, Tushar wants to contribute to solving challenging real world problems using robotics and automation. |
 | Sean Bryan B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Project Role: Mechanical and Communications Lead Sean brings his broad technical skillset to his role as Mechanical and Communications Lead where he employs his design and fabrication experience and knowledge of digital communications. His background is in Mechanical Design, Mechatronics, Information Technology, and Telecommunications. Previously, Sean spent four years in the Marine Corps before returning to robotics. He has lead organizations of over 100+ personnel and managed $22 million in inventory. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Sean worked on the United States’ first adult-sized humanoid, CHARLI, as an undergrad at Virginia Tech. After graduation, Sean looks to launch his own startup. |
 | Pratik Sanjay Chatrath B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India Project Roles: Sensor Lead and Software Developer Pratik brings his knowledge in programming and electrical systems to his role as Sensor Lead and Software Developer. His knowledge of drones, programming, electronics and leadership makes him invaluable to the team. Pratik is especially interested in Swarm Networks. As an undergrad, Pratik worked on autonomous navigation & collaborative control of UAVs at SVNIT and Tufts University. Additionally, he found a technical fraternity, Cutting Edge Visionaries - www.cevgroup.org, that exposed students to talks on latest technologies, leadership and online engineering resources. Pratik aims to solve real world problems using his robotics skills after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University. |
 | Adam Yabroudi B.S.E in Electrical Engineering with Certificates in Robotics and Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Project Roles: Electronics Lead and Systems Engineer With a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and a focus on robotics, Adam is both the Systems Engineer and Electrical Lead for the project. He will also be largely involved with the computer vision and control algorithms in software. Adam is a James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow. While at Princeton, he worked in early stage startups, built numerous engineering projects, managed his undergraduate club’s $200,000+ budget and ran multiple 500+ person entrepreneurial events. An entrepreneur at heart, Adam strives to bring robotics and technology to the consumer world through the dynamic environment of startups. Adam left the team over winter break in order to accept full time work at Jibo |