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Yogesh BawaneRobotics Engineer& Hardware Educator

Building India's next generation of hardware engineers — from MakerPy boards to CubeSat systems. Researching VLSI & Microelectronics at BITS Pilani.

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YouTube subscribers
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Students taught
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Hardware products
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Countries reached
01 —About

Hardware, taught hands-on.

I'm a robotics engineer at Newton School of Technology in Pune, where I design hands-on curricula in PCB design, embedded systems, and IoT for undergraduate engineers. Alongside that, I run ImpulseTech — a YouTube channel reaching 5,100+ learners across India who want to build hardware, not just read about it.

My path into hardware education started in classrooms — first as a technology teacher at Podar International School, then designing learning products at BrightCHAMPS. Working with thousands of students convinced me hardware education in India needs better materials more than it needs more lectures. So I started building them: MakerPy boards, a CubeSat education kit, and project-based programs students can actually solder, debug, and ship.

I'm currently pursuing an M.Tech in VLSI Design & Microelectronics at BITS Pilani (WILP), and working on a research framework for using CubeSat hardware in undergraduate space-engineering classrooms. Open to research collaborations, curriculum consulting, and workshop invitations.

Currently
Robotics Engineer · NST Pune
M.Tech VLSI · BITS Pilani
Based in
Pune, Maharashtra
Open to remote collaborations
Focus
Hardware education · CubeSat · VLSI research
02 —Hardware Portfolio

Products I've Built

From classroom teaching boards to CubeSat education kits — each product solves a real learning gap.

Featured Project

CubeSat Education Kit

Research Paper · In Prep

A complete 48-session space engineering program (Level 4) covering satellite subsystems, ADCS, thermal design, and ground station comms. Deployed at IIIT Nagpur and with international learners across USA and Dubai.

25 students
3 countries
48 sessions
L4 space engineering
CubeSatSpace TechAvionicsGround Station
ACTIVE

MakerPy

A Python learning microcontroller board on Raspberry Pi Pico. Designed for ages 8–10 as Level 1 of the Orbital Explorers program. Makes hardware programming as easy as Scratch.

Raspberry Pi PicoMicroPythonAges 8–10
v2 IN PROGRESS

ESP32 IoT Teaching PCB

A custom 2-layer ESP32 breakout board designed in EasyEDA for IoT workshops. Includes onboard sensors, clean silkscreen for student labeling, and copper pour ground plane.

ESP32EasyEDAPCB Design
ACTIVE

Embedded ML Board

Arduino Nano 33 BLE Rev 2-based board for TinyML experiments. Used for gesture recognition and edge AI demonstrations in advanced robotics sessions.

ArduinoTinyMLEdge AI
ACTIVE

Micro:bit Learning Board

A BBC Micro:bit based learning board designed for younger students. Block-programming friendly with visual feedback sensors for introductory electronics education.

Micro:bitKidsBlock Programming
03 —Tools I've Built

Software for hardware folks.

Small, focused web tools I built to scratch my own itch while teaching and building hardware.

Serial Dash

serial-dash.vercel.app

A browser-based serial monitor for Arduino. Read and write to your board over Web Serial — no driver install, no Arduino IDE required.

ArduinoWeb SerialDebugging

PixByte

pixbyte-five.vercel.app

A visual tool for designing OLED display graphics. Draw frames, export byte arrays, and drop them straight into your firmware.

OLEDBitmapEmbedded UI

DesiFounderTools

desifoundertools.in

A growing toolbox of utilities for Indian founders and indie hackers — practical calculators and helpers built from real founder workflows.

FoundersWeb AppIndia

MicroLab

getmicrolab.com

An IDE for the Raspberry Pi Pico to program in MicroPython directly from your browser.

Raspberry Pi PicoMicroPythonIDE
04 —Experience

Engineer · Educator · Researcher

A path through hardware engineering, classroom teaching, curriculum design, and graduate research.

Robotics Engineer

NOW
Newton School of Technology (ADYPU) — Pune
Current

Designing STEM curricula and conducting hands-on workshops in robotics, PCB design, and IoT for undergraduate engineering students.

Stack: ESP32 · PCB Design · IoT · STEM Curriculum · Embedded Systems

M.Tech — VLSI Design & Microelectronics

NOW
BITS Pilani (WILP)
2026–2028 (ongoing)

Semester 1: VLSI Design, MOS Devices & Microfabrication, Analog IC Design, CAD for VLSI Design Flow. Target CGPA: 9.5.

Stack: VLSI · MOS Devices · Analog IC Design · CAD Flow

Executive — Product & Curricula

BrightCHAMPS
Prior

Developed learning products and curricula for coding and robotics education at scale.

Stack: Product Development · Curriculum Design · EdTech

Teacher

Podar International School
Prior

Technology and robotics education at the school level.

Stack: Robotics Kits · Classroom Teaching · Science & Tech

B.E. — Electrical Engineering

Undergraduate degree
Completed
Stack: Control Systems · Electrical Machines · Power Electronics
05 —Research & Writing

Papers, articles, and field notes.

Turning workshop data into peer-reviewed research, and sharing builds through trade publications.

Featured Paper
Manuscript In Prep

CubeSat Education Kit as a Pedagogical Tool: Workshop Outcomes and Learning Framework

Target Venues: → IEEE INDISCON 2026 · JEET · IAC 2027
Key Data Points
  • 25-student workshop at IIIT Nagpur
  • International learners from USA and Dubai
  • 48-session structured curriculum (L4 Space Engineering)
  • Measurable outcomes across satellite subsystem understanding
IoT Systems Paper
Submitted · IEEE

Heartline: An Open-Source, Gesture-Based IoT Interface for Expressive Emotional Communication via MQTT

Yogesh Bawane, Hemant Yadav · Newton School of Technology, Pune

An open-source IoT system for multi-modal emotional communication between two physically-separated users — no smartphone required. ESP32 nodes exchange gesture-mapped byte codes over MQTT to trigger facial matrix animation, LED lighting, and a haptic buzzer on the paired device.

Latency: 142 ms avg latency
Evaluation: 50 cycles
Code: Public Domain
Hardware: Open Source
Stack
  • ESP32 microcontrollers
  • MQTT lightweight messaging
  • LED matrix + haptic buzzer output
  • EasyEDA schematic + custom PCB
View Manuscript (PDF)↗
Published Articles

Interested in collaborating on space education research?Get in touch.

06 —Teaching

Workshops & Curriculum

Designing programs that translate hardware engineering into structured, age-appropriate learning.

Workshops & Courses

Curriculum Designed

  • B2B Robotics Curriculum
    3 levels × 12 sessions · Grades 6–9
  • 6-Month Robotics Curriculum
    First-year B.Tech students
    Embedded systems → autonomous systems
  • Space Engineering Framework (5 Levels)
    L1: MakerPy (Age 8–10) · L2: Mission Critical (10–12) · L3: Autonomous Systems (12–14) · L4: CubeSat (14–15) · L5: Rocketry/Avionics (15+)
07 —Content

ImpulseTech

Engineering education for Indian students — taught in Hinglish, with real component prices and real builds.

5.1K+ subscribers
🗣 Hinglish Medium
🎓 ECE/EEE Students India

Through ImpulseTech, I bridge the gap between academic theory and practical hardware engineering. The focus is on project-based learning with low-cost, accessible components so that any student in India can design, solder, and program their own systems.

Focus Areas
  • Electronics fundamentals
  • PCB design & fabrication
  • Robotics and microcontrollers
  • IoT with ESP32
  • TinyML on edge hardware
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08 —Skills

Toolbox

Hardware, firmware, EDA, VLSI, and curriculum design — the stack behind every product and program.

Hardware

  • ESP32
  • Raspberry Pi Pico
  • Arduino BLE
  • Micro:bit
  • 2-layer Boards
  • Multi-layer PCBs
  • Soldering & Prototyping
  • Lab Instruments

EDA

  • EasyEDA
  • KiCad
  • Gerber Generation
  • PCB Fabrication
  • Ferric Chloride Etching

Firmware

  • MicroPython
  • Arduino C++
  • ROS 2 (Humble)
  • RTOS Concepts
  • Web Serial API
  • ESP-IDF

VLSI

  • VLSI Design
  • MOS Devices
  • Analog IC Design
  • CAD flow
  • Verilog HDL

CAD

  • Autodesk Fusion 360
  • SolidWorks
  • 3D Printing
  • Enclosure Design
  • 3D Modeling

Education

  • STEM Curriculum Design
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • B2B Curriculum
  • Space Engineering Framework
  • Competency-based Learning
09 —Contact

Let's build something.

Open to research collaborations, speaking at workshops, curriculum consulting, and hardware education projects.

Based in Pune, Maharashtra. Available for remote collaborations worldwide.