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Mentor Directory

The people who'll actually sit with you at the workbench.

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Vinay Kunwar

Lead Robotics Mentor · Founder

32 yrs experience

Built India's first robot museum. 30+ years designing hands-on curricula that ship real hardware.

RoboticsHumanoidsEntrepreneurshipInvention EducationDesign Thinking

Expertise

  • Kinematics
  • Actuator design
  • Curriculum architecture
  • Studio ops

Batch coverage

  • Batch 26-ASummer 2026 · onboards May 12, 2026
  • Batch 26-BMonsoon 2026 · onboards Jul 14, 2026
  • Batch 26-CWinter 2026 · onboards Dec 08, 2026
  • ◆Mentored 1,500+ interns since 2009
  • ◆Designed the 6-month humanoid capstone
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Sneha Pawar

Electronics Engineer

9 yrs experience

Guides students in Robotics, AI, Embedded, Drones and Self Development.

RoboticsAI & VisionIoTDrones

Expertise

  • Robotics
  • AI
  • Embedded
  • Drones
  • Self Development

Batch coverage

  • Batch 26-ASummer 2026 · onboards May 12, 2026
  • Batch 26-BMonsoon 2026 · onboards Jul 14, 2026
  • ◆Led 40+ autonomous UAV capstones
  • ◆DGCA-certified remote pilot instructor
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Chandan Patil

IoT & Embedded Mentor

3 yrs experience

ESP32 whisperer. Ships production-grade smart-sensor stacks with MQTT and edge dashboards.

IoTRobotics

Expertise

  • ESP32 / STM32
  • MQTT
  • LoRaWAN
  • PCB bring-up

Batch coverage

  • Batch 26-BMonsoon 2026 · onboards Jul 14, 2026
  • Batch 26-CWinter 2026 · onboards Dec 08, 2026
  • ◆Deployed IoT stacks across 60+ factories
  • ◆Runs weekly hardware debug clinics
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Purva Ingole

AI & Computer Vision Mentor

2 yrs experience

Focused on getting vision models onto Jetson and Coral without cloud crutches.

AI & VisionDronesHumanoids

Expertise

  • PyTorch
  • TensorRT
  • OpenCV
  • Model quantization

Batch coverage

  • Batch 26-ASummer 2026 · onboards May 12, 2026
  • Batch 26-CWinter 2026 · onboards Dec 08, 2026
  • ◆Shipped 20+ edge-AI capstones
  • ◆Guides AI-on-hardware interview prep
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Divya Gandhi

Entrepreneurship & Incubation Mentor

3 yrs experience

Engineer-turned-mentor. Helps intern teams turn capstones into pilots with real customers.

EntrepreneurshipIoT

Expertise

  • Product strategy
  • Hardware unit economics
  • Pilot sales
  • Fundraising

Batch coverage

  • Batch 26-BMonsoon 2026 · onboards Jul 14, 2026
  • Batch 26-CWinter 2026 · onboards Dec 08, 2026
  • ◆Coached 8 alumni-founded hardware startups
  • ◆Runs the Friday pitch review
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Aditi Mashal

Humanoid Robotics Mentor

2 yrs experience

3D-printed humanoids, gait tuning and HRI. Loves fixing servos that everyone else gave up on.

HumanoidsRobotics

Expertise

  • ROS 2
  • Servo control
  • 3D printing
  • Gait design

Batch coverage

  • Batch 26-ASummer 2026 · onboards May 12, 2026
  • Batch 26-CWinter 2026 · onboards Dec 08, 2026
  • ◆Built the studio's 4 in-house humanoids
  • ◆Mentors the humanoid long-track cohort
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