Hey there 👋, I am Mayank Mehta.
I work at the intersection of hardware and software sub-systems. For the past few years, I invested my energy in familiarizing myself with the tools used to build underwater, medical, and soft robots. During this period, I primarily developed proof-of-concepts and prototypes. Presently, I am exploring how to build processes and plants, capable of recycling lithium batteries. My undergraduate background in Electronics and Communication Engineering combined with my Master's in Mechanical Engineering equips me with a broad range of tools that I aim to leverage in my professional career.
Professional Journey
Controls Engineering
June 2025 - Present
Redwood Materials, McCarran, NV
Graduate Student Instructor
January 2025 - April 2025
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Assisting graduate students in their ME 568 – Vehicle Control Systems and ME 543 – Analytical and Computational Dynamics coursework.
- Generating problem sets on vehicle control systems and providing guidance on computational assignments, and projects.
Graduate Researcher
August 2023 - December 2024
FREE Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Explored the use of fluid flow to develop a novel tremor suppression d0vice for people with Parkinson's disease.
Controls Engineering Intern
May 2024 - August 2024
Redwood Materials, McCarran, NV
- Enhanced the controls network of a copper foil recycling plant by identifying efficient ways to communicate between the Mitsubishi and Siemens PLC modules.
- Integrated a spray gun system onto a FANUC robot arm for an automated spray coating system.
- Conducted tests in the plant to ensure the safety of the robot and personnel during automated operations.
Project Associate
September 2022 - June 2023
THRIVE Lab, IIITDM Kancheepuram, India
- Intuitive Surgical Inc. sponsored medical device R&D project.
- Conceptualized and fabricated a disposable surgical tooltip for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery with a 2+1 degree of freedom gripper.
- Managed and maintained records of the lab inventory and financial resources.
- Manuscript for ASME Journal of Medical Devices under preparation: M. Mehta, M. Kumar, K. Chandrasekaran, N. Patel, 'CLEANSurgiTip: A Contamination Limiting, Expendable, And Novel Surgical Tool Tip.'
- Manuscript for a conference under preparation: J.R. Sukesh, M. Mehta, K. Chandrasekaran, 'Transmission of Motion through Hermetic Barriers in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Tools.'
My Tool Box
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering with distinction
(May 2022)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
(May 2025)