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$ whoami
Hello, I'm
Niranjan.
Building intelligent machines by day, growing bonsai by night. A B.Tech Mechanical Engineer from Kerala, in love with robotics, mime, and the art of seizing the day.
● Currently building robots
"Carpe Diem" 🌿
// about me
The story behind the engineer.
I grew up taking things apart just to figure out how they worked — much to my parents' amusement (and occasional horror). Somewhere between winning school science fairs and district-level competitions, I discovered I didn't just like building things, I needed to.
The spark moment? A movie. One scene with a robot, and that was it — the dream of designing intelligent machines locked in. Today I'm pursuing B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering at KTU, teaching myself ROS 2, and inching closer to becoming a mechatronics engineer.
Outside the lab, I'm a state Kalolsavam-winning mime artist, a part-time mime instructor, a state-level skater & sepak takraw player, and a slightly obsessive bonsai grower. Engineering taught me precision; mime taught me patience; bonsai taught me both.
"Carpe Diem." — the only motto I needed.Download CV
Based in
Kerala, India
Studying
B.Tech Mechanical, KTU
Focus
Robotics & Mechatronics
Currently
- 🤖 Learning ROS 2 Humble
- 🌱 Growing 7 bonsai trees
- 🎭 Coaching student mimes
- 📚 Reading: Make: Electronics
// skills
What I do.
A toolkit built across engineering benches, stages, and gardens.
Mechanical & Design
SolidWorksANSYS / FEAMachine DesignHeat & Mass TransferEngineering Drawing
Robotics & Software
ROS 2 (Humble)PythonLinux / UbuntuGazeboURDF ModelingComputer Vision
Embedded Systems
ArduinoSensor IntegrationCircuit DesignReal-time Control
Creative & Soft
Mime PerformanceTeachingContent CreationNSS LeadershipBonsai / Plant Care
// projects
Things I've built (and am building).
A growing collection. New work ships often.
Robotics Coming soon
6-DOF Robotic Arm (ROS 2)
Coming soon — URDF model, MoveIt planning, Gazebo simulation, and pick-and-place demo.
ROS 2PythonGazebo
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CAD Coming soon
Parametric Bicycle Frame
Coming soon — SolidWorks parametric CAD model with FEA stress analysis under rider load.
SolidWorksANSYS
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Embedded Coming soon
Smart Bonsai Monitor
Coming soon — ESP32-based soil moisture, light, and temperature monitor with mobile dashboard.
ESP32IoT
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Software Coming soon
Heat Exchanger Optimizer
Coming soon — Python tool for shell-and-tube heat exchanger sizing and pressure-drop analysis.
PythonNumPy
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Software Coming soon
Mime Performance Tracker
Coming soon — Web app to log performances, score routines, and track student progress.
WebTypeScript
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// journey
My journey.
From taking things apart to putting intelligent ones together.
🏗️Early Years
First builds
Took apart every toy I owned. Won my first school science fair.
🎬School
The spark
A movie scene with a robot. Locked in the robotics dream forever.
🎭School
Mime, on stage
First competition wins; discovered storytelling without words.
⛸️Junior
State-level skater
Represented at state competitions — speed and balance training.
🏸Senior
Sepak takraw
State-level player — coordination, reflexes, teamwork.
🏆Senior
Kalolsavam winner
State Kalolsavam champion in mime performance.
🎓2023
Joined KTU
Started B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
🤖2024
Hello, ROS 2
Began the deep dive into modern robotics frameworks.
🌱2024
Bonsai begins
Started cultivating bonsai — patience as engineering practice.
📡2025
NSS leadership
Leading community service initiatives on campus.
🚀Now
Building real robots
First major robotics project shipping soon.
// off-hours
Beyond the workbench.
🤖
Robotics & ROS 2
Simulating, planning, occasionally breaking things.
🌿
Bonsai
Seven trees, one slow lesson at a time.
🎭
Mime
Stories without a single spoken word.
⛸️
Skating
Speed, balance, falling well.
🏸
Sepak Takraw
Foot-volleyball with style.
🎬
Movies
The medium that started it all.
📚
Teaching
Best way to learn is to teach.
🛠️
Making
If it can be built, why buy it?
// writing
Thoughts & learnings.
Notes from the road. Fresh posts dropping soon.
Story·Coming soon
How a movie made me fall in love with robotics
The single scene that rerouted my entire career — and what I'd tell 12-year-old me now.
ROS 2·Coming soon
ROS 2 for Mechanical Engineers — a beginner's journey
Notes from someone who came in via CAD and FEA, not CS. The hard parts, demystified.
Reflection·Coming soon
What mime taught me about engineering
Silence. Precision. Iteration. The stage and the workshop are closer than you think.
Bonsai·Coming soon
Starting bonsai: patience as a superpower
Year one with seven small trees, and the unexpected design lessons they taught me.
// get in touch
Let's build something.
Or just say hi. I read every message.