Building technical systems that solve real problems.
I'm a freshman at Santa Clara High School building across AI, robotics, and accessibility. My work spans computer vision, embedded systems, and science fair research, with a focus on projects that are useful outside the lab.
Recent work includes Visionary AI Glasses, FTC software leadership with Olympians #31263, and technical project development through the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute.
Top 5
National JIC Finish
$10K
Broadcom Award
30
Device Rollout Goal
akhil.py
class Akhil:
location = "Santa Clara, CA"
school = "Santa Clara High School"
focus = [
"AI & Accessibility",
"Robotics Systems",
"Computer Vision",
"Embedded Systems",
]
recent_result = "Top 5 at Thermo Fisher JIC"
current_build = "Visionary AI Glasses"
A concise view of the roles, teams, and technical work that define the strongest parts of my portfolio.
Visionary AI Glasses
Aug 2024 - Present
Built a low-cost AI glasses system for visually impaired students, developed the OCR and text-to-speech pipeline, and advanced the project to national science-fair recognition and a planned California rollout.
Olympians FTC Team #31263
Jan 2025 - Present
Lead software direction, competition readiness, and technical execution for a rookie FTC team that earned the Design Award, Think Award, and a Finalist Alliance Captain finish.
49ers STEM Leadership Institute
Jul 2023 - Present
Build engineering and research projects in a hands-on STEM program focused on technical execution, communication, and competition-ready prototype work.
Santa Clara High School Physics Club
Aug 2025 - Present
Lead biweekly meetings covering physics and calculus fundamentals while helping peers prepare for the F=MA exam and other advanced STEM coursework.
A focused set of project cards covering the strongest work across accessibility, robotics, machine learning, and engineering.
Smart assistive glasses that help visually impaired students read classroom text by converting captured text into audio.
Top 5 national finish at Thermo Fisher JIC, a $10,000 Broadcom award, and a 30-device rollout plan across blind schools in California.
A robotics project focused on surgical-assistance concepts, precision control, and mechanical design.
Built as a robotics R&D project combining CAD, control systems, and surgical automation research.
Founder/member of a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, working across robot design, programming, outreach, notebooks, and leadership.
Helped lead a rookie FTC team to the Design Award, Think Award, and a Finalist Alliance Captain finish.
An AI-powered trash can that detects waste type and automatically opens the correct compost, trash, or recycling compartment.
Built a working AI + robotics prototype that connected real-time waste classification to physical bin automation.
A dual robotic arm system trained in NVIDIA Isaac Sim using reinforcement learning and designed for sim-to-real transfer.
Explored how reinforcement learning can improve coordinated robotic manipulation and accelerate sim-to-real development.
A standalone mini gaming console built around an ATmega2560 with physical controls, embedded game logic, and display output.
Built a self-contained interactive device that combined embedded programming, controls, and display logic on constrained hardware.
An IoT-style plant growth system built for research on improving crop growth outcomes in constrained environments.
Improved plant height by 29 percent, advanced to CSEF, and earned a Thermo Fisher JIC nomination.
Awards are grouped by type so the strongest science fair, robotics, research, and leadership signals are easy to scan.
A concise technical breakdown across machine learning, robotics, programming languages, and the tools I use to build and ship projects.
If you want to talk about projects, research, opportunities, or collaboration, these are the best ways to reach me.