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Kahaan Shah

// robotics · engineering · math · entrepreneurship

I build things that matter. Grade 10 IGCSE student at Don Bosco International School, Mumbai. Five years of competitive robotics, a co-founded sustainable venture, and competition mathematics since Class I. Predicted A*s across my IGCSE subjects.

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5+
years robotics
20+
competitions
A*
predicted IGCSEs

01. about_me

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

My robotics journey started with LEGO tinkering pre-pandemic, deepened into Mindstorms post-lockdown, and has since grown into five years of competitive robotics across WRO, WSRO, and FTC, most recently captaining Team Boss Botix to a Connect Award at the FTC India Nationals.

I also co-founded Hichka (sustainable apparel), serve as Prefect of Science and Technology, co-organised Yugma, compete in mathematics since Class I, and am currently building GameBridge, a robotics programme for government school kids.

// 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 ● building cool things

02. 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. Finished 1st in qualifications and reached the finals as Finalist Alliance Captain at the FTC West Regional Championship, winning the Control Award. At the India National Championship, finished 5th in qualifications and won the Connect Award.
2025-26
MAKER
Maker's Asylum, Innovation School
Maker's Asylum
Completed a year-long intensive maker programme including a Goa residency, focused on 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 national 1 Kg Lego Sumo title.
MAKER
Maker's Asylum, Innovation School
Year-long programme incl. Goa residency
Hands-on maker programme covering physical prototyping, mechanism design, electronics, IoT, and PCB design. Built a pollution mapping system during the Goa residency.
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 unit economics, pricing, and supply chain.
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. Enjoys the intersection of pattern recognition, probability, and competitive thinking.
// full certificate record
YEAR COMPETITION / EVENT ORGANISATION RESULT

03. robotics_journey

Five years of robotics and counting, starting with LEGO tinkering before the pandemic, evolving through Mindstorms post-lockdown, and growing into competitive robotics across WRO, WSRO, and FTC. Most recently captaining Team Boss Botix to a Control Award at Regionals and a Connect Award at the FTC India National Championship in 2025-26.

5+
years in robotics
4+
WRO / WSRO nationals
2
Captain
Boss Botix #33829
view full robotics journey →

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 Maker's Asylum Innovation School (Goa residency). A multi-node air quality sensing network that collects real-time CO₂, VOC, and temperature readings across an area and streams data to a live dashboard, complete with a map, time-series graphs, and pollution alerts. Motivated by the fact that government air sensors are spaced too far apart to catch localised pollution spikes. Covers CAD enclosure design, custom PCB/electronics, 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 (made from recycled plastic bottles) to grassroots cricket tournaments. Built a circular return-loop model where used shirts are collected back. Involved in unit economics, pricing, supplier sourcing, and the business model end-to-end.

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

A hands-on robotics teaching programme paired with a gamified take-home kit, designed for kids in government schools who have little to no access to real STEM education. Phase 1: in-person sessions where students physically build, wire, and program a working robot from scratch, no theory in isolation, everything learned by doing. Phase 2: the same kids take a kit home, gamified like a card collection game, components have rarity tiers, XP to earn, quests to complete, and arena challenges against classmates. Phase 1 builds understanding. Phase 2 builds independence. Currently in development.

Robotics micro:bit Hardware Design Education Social Impact

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