Pranav Maheshwaran

I’m a student at LASA High School in Austin.
I like things I can wire, probe, and break. Most projects start with “how does that actually work?” and end with me staring at an oscilloscope trace at an hour I shouldn’t be awake.
Questionable Design Choices is my notebook for electronics, embedded systems, robotics, FPGA work, RF experiments, and the practical debugging that happens between idea and working build.

Electronics, Chip and FPGA

I’ve built a 16-bit processor from logic gates, turned a 3D printer into a drawing machine, and strapped an IMU to a recurve bow so it could tell me what my shoulder was doing wrong.
A phone-based hand-tremor detector I built from its gyroscope and accelerometer earned me first place in division at the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival. From there it went on to the Texas Science & Engineering Fair, where it won 2nd place and the Pfizer Biomedical Award, and got me into Top applicant to Junior Innovators in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.

It all started with LEGO. Since then, working with LEGO Robotics taught me that a neat, serviceable wiring harness matters as much as clever code.
In robotics since 2019, starting with LEGO Explore and joining FRC in 7th grade. Team Captain and Engineer for FTC Team #23881 Team Eureka. Electrical Sub-team lead for Howdybots FRC #6377.
I teach robotics to newer students. Team Captain and Lead Engineer at FTC - Team Eureka #23881, Electricals at Howdybots FRC #6377. Teaching robotics to kids made me learn more than I ever expected.

My sonar prototype keeps teaching me patience.
Built Roots Explained, an app or guide to easily understand and retain complex Science words
You can find my code on GitHub (Talosic). Some are private and not available for public usage.