IIT Madras

Aditya Bhatewara
builds things that move,
think & fly.

Mechanical Engineering undergrad at IIT Madras. I build autonomous rovers, drones, robots, and software — from low-level firmware to full navigation stacks.

9.13
CGPA
AIR 1891
JEE Advanced
AIR 407
JEE Main
6+
Projects
1st
IRC '26 Auto
Aditya Bhatewara
Currently
Building Autonomous Drones
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01 — Technical Arsenal
Skills & Capabilities
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Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Full-stack autonomy: path planning, sensor fusion, real-time control for rovers, drones, and quadrupeds.

ROS2NAV2Isaac SimGazebomicroROSPure PursuitURDF
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Computer Vision & ML

Object detection, segmentation, CV pipelines from YOLO to SAM-2 and image preprocessing.

YOLOv8OpenCVSAM-2PyTorchSegmentation
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Embedded Systems & Hardware

Custom PCBs, firmware on Arduino/ESP32, Pixhawk IMU/GPS, Jetson Orin/Xavier.

ArduinoESP32PixhawkJetsonRPi 5PCB Design
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Programming & Software

Python-first with C++ for embedded. Data pipelines, backtesting engines, web tooling.

PythonC++BashGitLinuxDockerLaTeX
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Drone Systems & UAVs

Multi-drone swarm algorithms, loco-positioning, flight autonomy on Crazyflie and defense hexadrone.

CrazyflieSwarm ControlLoco-positioningHIL Testing
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Sensor Fusion & Navigation

Kalman filter SLAM, GPS/IMU/visual odometry fusion, LiDAR, cm-level localization.

Kalman FilterSLAMZED CameraRPLidarOdometry
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Mechanical Design

Fusion 360, 3D printing, gait engineering for legged robots.

Fusion 3603D PrintingPLAGait Design
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Cybersecurity

CTF competitions — binary exploitation, buffer overflow, ROP chains, web vulns.

Buffer OverflowROPSQLiXSSCTF
02 — Where I've Worked
Professional Experience
Jan 2026 — Present

DiRo Lab, IIT Madras

Research Project · Prof. Anuj Tiwari
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  • Developing decentralized autonomy algorithms for coordinated multi-drone operations
  • Evaluated loco-positioning for miniature UAVs, benchmarking accuracy-latency trade-offs for indoor swarm deployment
  • Designed zero-collision decision-making for simultaneous multi-drone target engagement
  • Validated swarm coordination through simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing
Incoming

Ikran Aerospace

Avionics Robotics Intern · Defense UAV Startup
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  • Defense-focused UAV startup supplying the Indian Army with the Sirin Hexadrone — armed hexacopter for tactical operations
  • Contributing to onboard autonomy and flight software for real-time ISR, surgical strike, and cordon-and-search missions
  • Working across aeronautics, mechatronics, and embedded systems under the Make in India initiative
Apr 2024 — Present

Team Anveshak, IIT Madras

Software & Electrical Engineer · Mars Rover
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  • Built autonomous nav stack for rover ISSAC — 1st in Autonomous, 3rd globally at IRC '26
  • Built 1:1 URDF/xacro model for simulation in Isaac Sim & Gazebo
  • Implemented A*, RRT*, Dijkstra + Pure Pursuit with Dubins path for path planning
  • Tuned Pure Pursuit for ±0.5m path-tracking error over 10m traverse
  • Integrated ZED + Pixhawk GPS/IMU across Orin + Xavier via ROS2, bridged to ESP32 via microROS
  • Trained YOLOv8 from scratch on 500 images — detecting cones at 20m in sandy conditions
  • Built GPS→cone pipeline: Pure Pursuit to waypoint, rotational search & YOLO-guided nav within 1.5m
03 — What I've Built
Projects & Builds
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Competition · Inter-IIT Tech Meet

Autonomous Warehouse Rover

Mecanum-wheeled rover on RPi 5 for real-time warehouse rack inventory scanning.

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  • Fused RPLidar, wheel encoders and IMU via Kalman filter on ROS2 Jazzy NAV2 — ±11 cm accuracy
  • Motorized Z-axis camera mount with 1.5m range; full rack scan in ~2.5 min
  • QR code decoding via pyzbar; autonomously scanned 5 racks
  • Dual MikroTik units for low-latency comms
ROS2NAV2RPi 5RPLidarKalman Filterpyzbar
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AI Product

MyLifeInLines — AI Palmistry Agent

CV + agentic AI to automate palm feature analysis from images.

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  • Detect & classify palmar lines, hand geometry, and surface texture
  • Preprocessing: segmentation, feature extraction, noise filtering across lighting/skin variations
  • Integrated into agentic AI model for automated analysis
PythonOpenCVSAM-2PyTorchLLM Agents
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Real-World Deployment

Ancient Script Digitisation Tool

Automated pipeline for Shrut Bhavan Foundation — 23 lakh images, 175× speedup.

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  • 23 lakh images in ~160 hrs vs 4 years with 10 people
  • Crop, deskew & normalise ancient manuscript scans for OCR
  • Resolved irregular orientation, staining and uneven illumination
  • Deployed and running for Shrut Bhavan Foundation, Pune
PythonOpenCVOCRBatch Pipeline
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ME2400 · Mechatronics

Spider Quadruped Robot

12-servo, 3-DOF/leg spider with custom PCB, Fusion 360 design, and ESP32-CAM vision.

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  • Full mechanical assembly in Fusion 360, 9 parts 3D printed in PLA
  • Custom gait sequences for 12 SG90 servos using Arduino Nano
  • Stable locomotion on inclined surfaces up to 20°
  • Custom power distribution PCB — 7.4V to 5V (ESP32) and 3.3V (Nano)
  • ESP32-CAM for onboard vision
ArduinoESP32-CAMFusion 3603D PrintPCBSG90
04 — Beyond Engineering
Impact & Leadership
4,000+
Lives Impacted
₹6L+
Sponsorship Raised
₹1M+
Deals Managed
10K+
Rock Night Crowd
23L
Images Digitised

Professional Shows — Saarang, IIT Madras

Coordinator → Deputy Coord → Volunteer
Oct 2024 — Present
Flagship concerts — managing artists, budgets and live production.
  • Coordinator: Artist procurement for Rock Night (Karnivool, Opeth, Architects). INR 4.5L budget, cut INR 2L. Managed INR 1M+ sponsorship deals.
  • Deputy Coord: Secured INR 2L travel funding from the Mayor of Portugal. Coordinated international artists from 35+ countries.
  • Volunteer: Emceed Rock Concert for 10,000+ people.

Uzhavu — Shaastra Social Campaign

Co-Founder
Jun 2025 — Feb 2026
Sustainable agriculture campaign impacting 4,000+ lives.
  • 7+ org partnerships (TNCCM, NAF, ScaNXT), ₹6L+ sponsorship
  • 500+ student engagement, 5k run with 500+ runners, ₹1L+ revenue
  • Digital campaigns: 400+ organic interactions per post

Saathi — Student Mentorship

Student Mentor
Jul 2025 — Present
Mentoring 5 first-year ME students through college transition.
  • Academic resource sharing, doubt-solving, PoR and time management guidance

Cybersecurity Club, IIT Madras

Deputy Coordinator
Oct 2024 — Apr 2025
CTF competitions — binary exploitation and web vulnerability research.
  • Buffer overflow, ROP chains for CTF challenges
  • SQL injection, XSS, IDOR in controlled environments
05 — Academics
Education & Coursework
ProgramInstituteScoreYear
B.Tech Mechanical EngineeringIIT Madras9.13 CGPA2028
Class XII (CBSE)Arihant Junior College, Pune94.2%2024
Class X (CBSE)—85.6%2022
AIR 1891
JEE Advanced 2024
Among 1.5 lakh candidates
AIR 407
JEE Main 2024
100% Mathematics · 14 lakh candidates

Relevant Coursework

Kinematics & Dynamics of Machinery
Strength of Materials
Foundations of Fluid Mechanics
Foundations of Thermal Engineering