Makarand S. Mandolkar

Makarand S. Mandolkar is a Robotics Engineer II at Bastian Solutions, specializing in advanced robotics applications. Prior experience includes working as an Autonomous Vehicle Engineer at US Ignite, where collaboration with entities like LG USA and the US Army focused on designing simulations for self-driving vehicles. Makarand has also contributed to rehabilitation robotics as a Graduate Research Assistant at the AWEAR laboratory and has expertise in automation solutions developed during a tenure at Panasonic. Leadership experience was gained as Team Leader of Robotics Team RGIT, guiding successful competition entries. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Robotics from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MCT's Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology.