Mechatronics · Controls · Autonomous Stacks

Portrait of Manasi Shrekhar

Building robots that sense, think and act — Engineering inspired by nature.

I am a Robotics Engineer who thrives on the thrill of solving complex problems with multi-layered constraints. I’ve always been fascinated by nature, which inspires me to design biomimetic systems that work harmoniously with their environments, rather than just functioning independently. Right now, I’m channeling this passion into researching and designing a buoyancy-control device for the SALP underwater soft robot at the Sung Robotics Lab.

01 — About

End-to-End Roboticist

I engineer intelligent robotic systems across diverse domains — from designing and fabricating underwater soft robots and medical devices to developing autonomous perception, planning, and control stacks for F1/10 RoboRacer platforms. My expertise spans electromechanical design, actuation, controls, embedded software, rapid prototyping and autonomous stacks, complemented by industry experience developing real-time C/C++ systems at BlackBerry QNX.

I'm seeking robotics design roles with end-to-end hardware–software ownership, with a particular interest in medical and assistive robotics.

Mechanical & Hardware

SolidWorksRapid Prototyping3D PrintingLaser CuttingElectromechanical System Integration

Embedded & Programming

C / C++PythonESP32ATmega32u4ROS 2QNXLinuxArduino

Robotics & Algorithms

SLAMMPCRRTPure PursuitGap FollowInverse KinematicsComputer Vision

Modeling & Simulation

MATLABSimulinkGazeboRoboRacer Sim

02 — Education

Academic record.

University of Pennsylvania

Aug 2024 – May 2026

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) in Robotics

Introduction to RoboticsLinear Systems TheoryComputer VisionDesign of Mechatronic SystemsPerformance, Control & Stability of UAVsDistributed RoboticsApplied Machine LearningRoboRacer Autonomous RacingMaster's Thesis

PES University

Aug 2019 – May 2023

Bengaluru, Karanataka, India

B.Tech in Electronics & Communications Engineering

Specialization: Signal Processing & Systems Engineering

04 — Contact

Let's build something.

I'm open to robotics roles and research collaborations.