Electrical & Computer Engineering

Saahas Parasa
Robotic Systems Engineer

Bringing hardware to life and building your favorite robots.

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Selected Projects

2026

Haptic Sensing System | CMU Biorobotics

Engineered a magnet-on-Hall-sensor system for vision-free object recognition. Optimized sensitivity through 17+ silicone mold iterations.

Interactive CAD Signal Processing
Autonomous Red Robot
2025

Autonomous PID Competition Robot

Programmed a Java-based robot; ranked 2nd out of 32 teams with a score 69% above the field average.

PID Control Java
FRC Robotic Elevator
2024

2-Stage Vertical Lift System | FRC

Led a team of 7 to build a 6-foot elevator. Developed AprilTag detection, achieving a 94.3% success rate.

Computer Vision Mechanical Design

Technical Stack

Systems

C · C++ · Python · Java · Assembly · Linux

Hardware

PCB Design · RoboRIO · Fusion 360 · 3D Printing

Control

PID · OpenCV · NumPy · Power BI

Professional Journey

May 2026 — Aug 2026

SAIC

Systems Engineering Intern

Optimizing SharePoint systems for T&E document lifecycle management within PEO IWS 1TE. Coordinating project logistics between program management and technical stakeholders while investigating AI-driven Power BI integrations to streamline operations.

Dec 2025 — May 2026

CMU Robotics Institute

Biorobotics Research Intern

Engineered a magnet-on-Hall-sensor system for high-fidelity haptic feedback. Optimized tactile sensitivity through 17+ Fusion 360 iterations and developed flexure-based robotic finger structures using two-stage silicone casting techniques.

Dec 2025 — May 2026

FIRST Robotics

Robotics Engineer

Founding member and lead programmer for FRC Team #10499. Developed full-stack software for RoboRIO, implemented real-time AprilTag computer vision, and engineered a custom 6-foot vertical lift system used in district-level competitions.

Recognition

2025

Rookie All-Star | FIRST Robotics

FIRST Robotics, Robotics Software and Hardware Engineering, Computer Vision, CAD, Autonomous Systems Engineering

2025

2nd Place | 2025 STEM Trifecta Competition

Vex Robotics, Robotics Hardware Engineering

2024

2nd Place | US Congressional App Challenge

Developed a chess mentorship web app with AI-driven game analysis featured on WAVY10 News

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2024

1st Place Winner | 2024 STEM Trifecta Competition

Robotics Engineering and Drone Operation

2024

1st Place Winner | MIT App Inventor Challenge

Integrated StudentVUE API with JavaScript to develop a GPS navigation app automating hallway navigation

The Mission

Engineering the physical foundations of complex systems.

As an Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon, I am driven by the tangible challenges of hardware integration. My mission is to design, build, and troubleshoot the custom electromechanical architectures and low-level embedded systems that allow autonomous machines to operate flawlessly in the physical world.

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