ARAV BHARGAVA · ENGINEER & FOUNDER
Electrical engineering and computer science at Harvard. Building tactile sensing and dexterous hands at 1X. Founder of The Mobilis Project.
SELECTED WORK
Prostheses, robots, and research tools—designed, built, tested, and iterated in the physical world.
CODE + SIMULATION
Reinforcement learning, computer vision, and safety systems grounded in real engineering constraints.
IN THE NEWS
Mobilis and my prosthetics research have been covered nationally.
BEYOND THE LAB
Long-form conversations about technology, entrepreneurship, and prosthetics.
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
Recognition for engineering research, storytelling, and community impact.
Top 40 finalist in the nation’s oldest science and math competition for high school seniors, recognized for research on a low-cost, size-adjustable prosthesis for below-elbow amputees.
Produced and directed a news package documenting a swim program for children with disabilities where I served as volunteer lead coach. Nominated for a National Student Production Emmy.
Recognized among 20 outstanding young people driving change in the world. Read the profile
First place in the state for the same news package recognized by the Capital Emmys, documenting a swim program for children with disabilities.
Nationally recognized for The Prosthetic Experience, a podcast exploring the human and technical complexities of prosthetics through interviews with amputees, surgeons, and prosthetists.
Raised over $400,000 for blood cancer research as part of the Students of the Year competition, finishing 9th nationally among 1,000+ teams.
ABOUT
My work spans accessible prosthetics, tactile sensing, dexterous manipulation, and the tools required to understand small robots. I care about building things that work outside a demo—and learning from the prototypes that do not.
