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Kush Malwatkar
Congressional App Challenge 2023, Washington D.C.

Timeline

2021
Completed Harvard CS50X; Started Harvard CS50W; Developed a passion for programming and web development.
2022
Completed Harvard CS50W; Founded Mechatronics Club; Joined FRC #2791 as a programmer; Completed many personal projects, including US Weather Map, Water Warner, and Automated Blinds.
2023
Led Mechatronics Club as President; Contributed to FRC #2791 as a programmer.
2024
Won the Congressional App Challenge and became Ambassador; Interned at RPI, researched Al-ion batteries presented at GCRSEF; Rose to Programming Lead on FRC #2791; Mentored 30+ middle school students in CS and Web Development.
2025
Graduated from Shaker High School; Enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Mentored 30+ middle school students in CS and Mechatronics; Rose to Project Manager on FRC #2791.
2025-Present
Building at WPI; Deepening expertise in embedded systems, autonomous robotics; Actively seeking internships in robotics and embedded systems.

Hi, I'm Kush Malwatkar

Engineer — Builder — Relentless tinkerer

I'm Kush Malwatkar, a Robotics Engineering student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute driven by the most interesting problems that live at the intersection of hardware and software.

At 14, I completed Harvard's CS50X, developed a passion for web development, pursued CS50W the next year. In high school, I rose the ranks of my FIRST Robotics Competition team, Shaker Robotics Team #2791 as Programming Lead, then Project Manager. Writing control systems under competition pressure and learning what it actually means lead and manage a large team. I founded my school's Mechatronics Club, grew it to 30+ members, and introduced students to circuits, sensors, and embedded systems for the first time.

Volunteering at a battery research lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, I tested novel cathodes for aqueous aluminum-ion batteries. Which I eventually presented at the 2024 Greater Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair. That same year, I won the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for NY District 20 by building a web app to educate users about financial literacy.

I continued to build projects like a US weather map with 100 individually addressable RGB LEDs driven by an ESP-32 pulling live API data, automated motor-driven blinds connected to my smart home ecosystem, motion-sensored LED systems, and more. I'm comfortable across a wide variety of technology, from C++ on microcontrollers to Python backends and web frontends. My curiosity and passion for learning driving me to never stop exploring.

I'm currently looking for opportunities where I can contribute to teams working in robotics, automation, embedded systems, and the like.