kahaan shah

Kahaan Shah

// robotics · engineering · math · entrepreneurship

Grade 10 IGCSE student at Don Bosco International School, Mumbai. Interested in robotics, mathematics, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Prefect of Science and Technology.

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01. about_me

Hi, I'm Kahaan. I'm in Grade 10 at Don Bosco International School, Mumbai, with predicted A*s across my IGCSE subjects. I'm interested in robotics, mathematics, engineering, and entrepreneurship.

I've been doing competitive robotics across WRO, WSRO, and FTC for five years, starting with LEGO Mindstorms post-lockdown. I co-founded Hichka, a sustainable apparel venture, and serve as Prefect of Science and Technology at school, where I also co-organised Yugma, the annual science fest.

Outside school, I compete in mathematics, recently sat the AMC 10, and am working on GameBridge, a robotics programme for kids in government schools.

// quick.info
location Mumbai, India
school Don Bosco International School
currently IGCSE, Grade 10
academics Predicted A*s, IGCSE
role Prefect of Science and Technology
interests Robotics, CS, Math, Engineering
status ● active

02. robotics_journey

Five years across WRO, WSRO, and FTC, starting with LEGO Mindstorms post-lockdown and growing into competitive robotics. Most recently team captain of Boss Botix #33829 at the FTC India 2025-26 season.

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03. highlights
WRO
WRO National Championship, 3rd Place
India STEM Foundation / LEGO Education
3rd rank nationally in Future Innovators (Junior) category at the World Robot Olympiad India National Championship. Competed as Team KUBE, Ahmedabad.
2024
WSRO
WSRO National, Winner (1 Kg Lego Sumo)
WSRO India / Vigyan Bhawan Science City, Ahmedabad
Won the 1 Kg Lego Sumo category at the World Student Robot Olympiad India National Competition.
2024
FTC
FTC India, Control Award (Regionals) and Connect Award (Nationals)
FIRST Tech Challenge, Team Boss Botix #33829, Team Captain
Team Captain of Boss Botix #33829. Won the Control Award at the FTC West Regional Championship and the Connect Award at the FTC India National Championship.
2025-26
MAKER
Maker's Asylum, Innovation School
Maker's Asylum
Year-long maker programme at Maker's Asylum, including a Goa residency. Covered physical prototyping, mechanism design, electronics, and hands-on engineering.
2025-26
MATH
SASMO, Honourable Mention, Rank 22
SIMCC
Honourable Mention with Rank 22 at the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) 2025-26.
2025-26
SCHOOL
Prefect of Science and Technology
Don Bosco International School
Appointed as Prefect of Science and Technology. Co-organised Yugma, the annual school science and technology fest, overseeing events, logistics, and student participation.
2025-26
// other activities
FTC
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)
Team Boss Botix #33829, Team Paraducks #22985
Three seasons of FTC competition across two teams, as builder, programmer, and team captain. Also runs FTC outreach, teaching robotics to children from government schools.
WRO
World Robot Olympiad (WRO)
Team KUBE
Multi-year WRO competitor across Elementary and Future Innovators categories. National 3rd place in 2024. Also competed at WSRO, winning the 1 Kg Lego Sumo category.
VENTURE
Hichka, Co-founder
Sustainable Apparel Venture
Co-founded Hichka, supplying R-PET t-shirts to grassroots cricket tournaments with a circular return-loop model. Involved in pricing, supplier sourcing, and unit economics.
EDU
GameBridge
In Development
A robotics teaching programme for kids in government schools, paired with a gamified take-home kit. Currently in development.
ARTS
Speech and Theatre
Trinity College London, Prithvi Theatre
Trinity College London graded exams through Grade 5 (Distinction, 92/100). Participated in musical theatre at Prithvi Theatre and completed courses at Raell Padamsee's Academy for Creative Expression.
CHESS
Chess and Strategy
Enthusiast
Long-standing interest in chess and strategy games.
// full certificate record
YEAR COMPETITION / EVENT ORGANISATION RESULT

04. skills
// CAD & design
3D CAD Modelling Mechanism Design Physical Prototyping
// hardware & robotics
LEGO Mindstorms / EV3 Arduino ESP32 IoT PCB Design VR Electronics & Wiring
// programming (learning)
C++ Python Java SQL

05. projects
PROJECT_01
Pollution Mapping System

Built during the Maker's Asylum Goa residency. A multi-node air quality sensing network that collects real-time CO₂, VOC, and temperature readings and streams data to a live dashboard with a map and time-series graphs. Covers CAD enclosure design, PCB, ESP32 firmware, and a web dashboard.

ESP32 IoT CAD PCB Design C++ Python
PROJECT_02
Hichka, Sustainable Apparel Venture

Co-founded Hichka, a sustainable apparel brand supplying R-PET t-shirts to grassroots cricket tournaments, with a circular return-loop model where used shirts are collected back. Involved in pricing, supplier sourcing, and unit economics.

Entrepreneurship Circular Economy R-PET Unit Economics
PROJECT_03
GameBridge, Robotics Education for Underserved Schools

A robotics teaching programme for kids in government schools, paired with a gamified take-home kit. Phase 1 is in-person: students build, wire, and program a working robot from scratch. Phase 2 is a take-home kit gamified like a card collection game, with components, quests, and challenges to keep students exploring independently. Currently in development.

Robotics micro:bit Hardware Design Education Social Impact

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