Design
SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · Onshape · Inventor · FEA · GD&T · mechanism design · DFM/DFA
MECHANICAL ENGINEER · ROBOTICS
GURSIMAR
VIRK
I build robots, break them, fix them, and then figure out how to make the next one easier to build.
CAD → SHOP → ROBOT01 / 06
PUBLIC FOOTPRINT
PODCASTjobTopiaRobo Fight Club — Episode #297VIDEOLinus Tech TipsI Joined Robot Fight ClubPRESSTechWomen / Wits UniversityGlobal STEM leaders gather for TechWomen 2026PRESSSan Francisco StandardRobot boxing in San FranciscoPRESSAFP / International PressHumanoid robots go for knockoutYEARBOOKBlue & Gold YearbookRead about my team’s growth
120+PEOPLE MANAGED & MENTORED
30+ROBOTIC SYSTEMS OWNED
ALL TYPESHUMANOIDS · ARMS · MOBILE · COMBAT
26+TEAMS / GROUPS MENTORED
1 → 21UNITS / WEEK · AMAZON
1 → 7UNITS / WEEK · SORCERER
THE SHORT VERSION
Broad enough to see the whole system. Hands-on enough to fix the part that broke.
My strongest work sits at the boundaries between disciplines. I am comfortable designing mechanical hardware, making parts in a shop, wiring and debugging a robot, working with firmware and software, bringing up a new system, and figuring out how a team can build and operate it repeatedly.
I like robotics because the problems refuse to stay inside one engineering discipline.
MECHANICAL DESIGNROBOTICS INTEGRATIONROS 2MANUFACTURINGHARDWARE BRING-UPTECHNICAL LEADERSHIPFIRMWARE + SOFTWAREFLEET OPERATIONSMECHATRONICSSYSTEM VALIDATIONMECHANICAL DESIGNROBOTICS INTEGRATIONROS 2MANUFACTURINGHARDWARE BRING-UPTECHNICAL LEADERSHIPFIRMWARE + SOFTWAREFLEET OPERATIONSMECHATRONICSSYSTEM VALIDATION
01 · THINGS I’VE ACTUALLY BUILT
Things I’ve actually built.
Combat robots, humanoids, manipulation, sensing, product development, and the machines I kept working on after class ended.
COMBAT ROBOTICS
30 lb Combat Robot
A full robot program: weapon design, machining, heat treatment, wiring, troubleshooting, people, parts, and competition driving.
OPEN PROJECT ↗
COMBAT ROBOTICS
15/12 lb Combat Robots
Poundtown (15 lb) and Global Pounding (12 lb), with original build photos, manufacturing notes, and competition links.
OPEN PROJECT ↗ULTIMATE FIGHT BOTS
Humanoid Robotics
Unitree + Booster integration, calibration, motion behaviors, debugging, recovery, and live robot fights.
OPEN PROJECT ↗
UC BERKELEY · GROCERYGIZMO
Autonomous 6-DOF Grasping
Omron TM5-700, RealSense, AR tags, ROS 2, MoveIt2, Robotiq, custom CAD, and manipulation recovery.
OPEN PROJECT ↗UC BERKELEY
15-DOF Teleoperated Hand
Sensor component + robotic portion of a teleoperated humanoid hand, backed by the original final report and shop presentation.
OPEN PROJECT ↗ROBOTICS · MANIPULATION
Robotic Arms
Multi-DOF manipulators spanning planning, control, perception, hardware integration, and industrial-arm exposure.
OPEN PROJECT ↗
ROBOTICS · HARDWARE
Locomotion
A look at the hardware, mechanisms, and integration work behind getting a robot moving reliably.
OPEN PROJECT ↗UC BERKELEY · IOT
IoT Millipede Monitor
An embedded monitoring project combining sensors, actuators, data, and a real-world application.
OPEN PROJECT ↗FRESHMAN DESIGN
Towel Holder Innovation
A mass-manufacturable part designed around CAD, scalability, efficiency, and practical manufacturing constraints.
OPEN PROJECT ↗
PROGRAMMING · DATA
Statistics / Data Project
Jupyter Hub, Python, statistical methods, one-hot encoding, and data analysis.
OPEN PROJECT ↗PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Motorcycle Communication System
A connected helmet concept combining GPS, Bluetooth, sensors, audio, AI, product research, and team coordination.
OPEN PROJECT ↗
MANUFACTURING · PRODUCT DESIGN
Keiser Wire Raceway
A modular raceway combining pneumatic lines and electrical wiring, designed around safety, manufacturability, installation, and cost.
OPEN PROJECT ↗02 · PLACES WHERE THE MACHINE HAD TO WORK
Places where the machine had to actually work.
The experience section is organized around environments, not isolated bullet points: companies, shops, teams, and the systems that came out of them.
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CURRENTRobotics Hardware Integration Engineer · Superintelligence Labs
Meta · Superintelligence Labs
End-to-end integration and deployment of a growing robotics fleet for continuous research data collection — hardware, software configuration, networking, validation, technicians, and recovery.
- 30+ robotic systems and 50+ UMI systems in the fleet.
- Train and coordinate robotics technicians across integration, troubleshooting, hardware modification, and fleet operations.
- Own hardware bring-up and integration for new robot types and company platforms, building repeatable processes designed to scale.
- Drive mobile UMI deployment and offsite data-collection readiness.
2023–2026President · Technical Lead · Shop & Operations
Combat Robotics at Berkeley
A 120+ member organization where I moved between robot design, manufacturing, shop operations, competition logistics, mentorship, and technical program management.
- Directed R&D across 1, 3, 15, and 30 lb combat robots using CAD, FEA, GD&T, DFM/DFA, machining, heat treatment, and testing.
- Mentored 26+ teams and supervised 20+ projects.
- Managed shop safety, training, vendors, sponsorships, machine utilization, and competition logistics.
SUMMER 2025Hardware & Process Engineering Intern
Amazon Robotics
Prototype-to-production engineering during an alpha-to-beta transition: fixtures, production flow, tooling, parts, takt time, and documentation.
- Custom fixtures improved assembly speed by ~20%.
- Parts restocking/storage for ~1,000 unique parts saved ~10% of build time.
- Flow-based design and takt analysis increased capacity from 1 to 21 units/week.
- Standardized 170+ design and tooling specifications in ProPlanner.
2025–PRESENTHumanoid Robotics · Driver · Team Lead
Ultimate Fight Bots
Unitree and Booster humanoid integration where bring-up, motion, debugging, recovery, and live-event execution happen at the same time.
- Hardware bring-up, calibration, communications, debugging, and competition readiness.
- Custom motion behaviors and combat movesets using video-to-robot pipelines and MuJoCo/mjlab.
- Worked through actuator limits, balance instability, impact disturbances, thermal limits, and communication latency.
2025R&D Design & Integration Technician
Sorcerer.Earth
High-altitude airborne sensor systems, PCB assembly, fabrication infrastructure, and production scaling.
- Mechanical/electrical subsystem prototyping and integration.
- 100+ component PCB assembly, reflow, and fine-pitch soldering.
- Helped increase production from ~1 to 7 units/week.
- Built, refurbished, operated, and calibrated CNC, laser, and 3D-printing equipment.
2025R&D Design & Robotics Integration Technician
AutoPallet Robotics
Rapid robot prototyping where mechanical design, electronics, soldering, and debugging all had to happen at once.
- Designed controlled-failure components and battery/pump mounts.
- Built and troubleshot prototypes for investor showcases and validation.
- Used low-cost 3D-printed mechanisms to accelerate iteration.
2023Mechanical Design · Manufacturing · Product Development
Keiser
Manufacturing engineering shaped by real installation, electrical, pneumatic, safety, cost, and production constraints.
- Designed a modular pneumatic/electrical wire raceway when no existing product fit the application.
- Designed jigs, drawings, assembly parts, and laser-cut powder-coating rack features.
- Designed a warehouse ramp and supported the first raceway installation at a major college campus gym in Texas.
03 · HOW I BUILD
The stack is bigger than CAD.
My useful range is not a list of software. It is the ability to move from requirement → part → robot → failure → fix → repeatable system.
Make
CNC milling · turning · 3D printing · sheet metal · welding · soldering · reflow · fabrication
Integrate
ROS 2 · hardware bring-up · sensors · networking · firmware integration · motion · manipulation
Recover
Debugging · validation · field fixes · deployment · fleet operations · technician training · documentation
04 · OUTSIDE THE SHOP
Still building things when nobody asked.
Cars. Motorcycles. Machining. Photography. Music. I like machines that are old enough to require a little detective work.
Six-plus years around machining, a Kawasaki Ninja 300, a C4 Corvette, a Jeep restoration, and a restored lathe are a pretty good explanation for why I prefer making things to just talking about them.
100%ENERGY TO BUILD95%PATIENCE (ON A GOOD DAY)9/10PROJECTS ARE NOT SILLY
05 · MY PAST
Where I came from.
Berkeley was more than a degree: robotics, teaching, transportation, rowing, outreach, and the side quests that shaped how I work. It is part of the story, not the identity I am trying to hold onto forever.
Combat Robotics at Berkeley
120+ members · robot R&D · shop operations · mentorship · competition logistics
Ultimate Fight Bots
Driver · team lead · integration · live competitions
Engineering 98
Student-run Insider's Guide to Berkeley Engineering DeCal
ASME
Programs and engineering community leadership
Cal ITE / AREMA / Transpo
Transportation planning, design competitions, AutoCAD, cost estimates, and regulations
Cal Lightweight Crew
Lightweight team rower / coxswain
The Herositic Squlech
Graphic design
TechWomen
Networking guest / robotics demonstration expert
Women's Summit
Event volunteer
Berkeley Engineering Tour
Hosted an engineering tour for Australian students
06 · PUBLIC FOOTPRINT
The robots also escaped the shop.
Interviews, creator videos, live fights, photographs, press, Berkeley records, and the competition trail.