Drone and robotics engineer

N S K Abhiram

I build drones and I fix drones.

The same story as the game, in about a minute.

What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a student job, thesis project or collaboration with a robotics or drone team in Denmark.

I grew up in Bengaluru. Karate from 5th standard: a national gold in Pune, then three golds at an international meet in Sri Lanka.
In 7th standard I tried to build my first drone from a YouTube video. I couldn't solder, I shorted the board, it sparked and never flew.

B.E. in Electronics and Communication, NMAMIT Nitte, 2021 to 2025. CGPA 9.11 out of 10.
I wanted robotics and took electronics. I joined the Aero Club as member 001, ran its documentation, and later flew as pilot.

2022, Aerophilia: 1st place, as co-pilot.
2023, SAE Drone Development Challenge: All India Rank 1. A 1 kg plane that carried up to 2.3 kg. I designed the wing that comes apart for transport.
2024, Boeing competition: 3rd at the IIT Kharagpur zonals as pilot, and a shared 3rd at the finals.
2024, SAE Autonomous Drone Development Challenge: I built the frame for the team that took All India Rank 1. I did not travel to the event.
My first flight as pilot ended in a crash. I looked at the judge instead of the plane.

About 20 months at Aereo, a drone company in Bengaluru. Intern from December 2024, full-time systems engineer from July 2025.
Led a battery management project to a finished prototype with the team. Built a method to estimate battery health. Built and flew the test drone used to try new hardware before it went on production aircraft.
A prototype crashed while I was flying it and I thought it was my fault. The log showed small stick inputs, violent motor outputs and a noisy motion sensor. We opened the frame and found the sensor hanging loose.

Final-year project, my idea, team of four: a drone that finds a printed marker and lands on it.
It landed on the marker in simulation. On the real drone it saw the marker from the air but never landed on it. The commands I sent did not match the newer firmware, and we ran out of time.
Co-author of a paper on the work, and co-inventor on an Indian patent application (filed, not granted).

MSc in Robot Systems (Drones and Autonomous Systems) at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, since September 2026.
My visa came late. I packed in three days, landed 11 days after classes started, and caught up.

Zephyrus is my Triumph Scrambler 400 X. Two long rides so far, and one weekend of off-road training.
I serviced her every two or three months. If you don't take care of your bike, your bike will not take care of you.

I saved up from my salary and built my first FPV drone (first-person view: you fly through goggles).
I've flown it a few times and switched to full manual mode on my second flight. Still a beginner.