My Hobbies

Ping Pong(Table Tennis)

Right now, my sole source of exercise. I play with a couple of friends though the bats we use and the playing conditions are far from ideal. Tried my hand at Tennis recently thinking, "It can't be much different? Bigger ball, bigger court!" A line of thought which I did not pursue further after my first day on the courts.

Squash

Was introduced to this game by my good friend Rahul (check out his page). Never been able to beat him. Also played with PK (now at GM R&D), Ameesh (who believes Squash is easier than Tennis) and Ashwin.

Writing

Something I love to do. I have managed to get four articles in print in the Pennsylvania Triangle, the student publication of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Penn and the oldest continuously published periodical on campus. Have a look at two of my articles below and two more on my Robot Soccer page. I also had an article on Cricket in the APAHW supplement of the Daily Pennsylvanian.

• Article on MEMS research at Penn (Spring 2000).

• Article on the REEL, the Grasp lab's Robotic Eel (Fall 1999).

Robotics

I love Robotics. I do research in Robotics and also tinker around with robots in my free time. I recently bought myself a LEGO Mindstorms kit and a LEGO Vision Command kit. Keep an eye on this site for photos of my LEGO creations as I make them!