Our Family
Meet the incredible minds driving innovation in robotics across our organization.
Leadership Team
Akshat Kumar
Founder & Executive Director
Plano Senior High School
12th Grade
Punit Lakhotiya
Chief Financial Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Rishabh Singh
Chief Technical Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Swaraj Nibandhe
Chief Operating Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Neel Tipnis
Head of Expansions
Plano West Senior High School
11th Grade
Nishant Sinari
Chief Engagement Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Akshat Kumar
Founder & Executive Director
Plano Senior High School
12th Grade
Punit Lakhotiya
Chief Financial Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Rishabh Singh
Chief Technical Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Swaraj Nibandhe
Chief Operating Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Neel Tipnis
Head of Expansions
Plano West Senior High School
11th Grade
Nishant Sinari
Chief Engagement Officer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Team Information
Our Story
Our journey began as Team 19897 from the Jasper HS Robotics Club, where we discovered not just a passion for robotics and competition, but also a deep bond with one another. When that season came to an abrupt end, we thought it was the last time we'd compete together, as we were all moving on to different senior high schools. But our team captain, Akshat, wasn't ready to let go of the team we had built. Determined to keep us together, he founded this organization and team 25782 under it, creating a new home where we could continue growing, learning, and competing as a family. That's how our team was reborn—not just as a robotics team, but as a mission-driven community.
Team Members
Akshat Kumar
Captain + CAD/Engineer Lead
Plano Senior High School
12th Grade
Nishant Sinari
Outreach Lead
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Punit Lakhotiya
Reserve Engineer + Outreach
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Swaraj Nibandhe
Fundraising Lead + Engineer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Lucas Silva
Engineer + Driver
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Erik Wang
Engineer + Driver
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Xander Kuksov
Programming Lead
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Yash Giriyapura
Engineer + Outreach
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Navin Rao
CAD Modeler + Engineer
Plano Senior High School
12th Grade
Samanyu Earna
Reserve Engineer + Outreach
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Azalea Tang
Programmer
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Ainesh Gupta
Engineer + Outreach
Plano West Senior High School
12th Grade
Ashwin Gupta
Engineer + Programmer
Plano Senior High School
12th Grade
Mahit Cherku
Reserve Engineer + Outreach
Memorial High School
12th Grade
Vedant Teware
Outreach
Lonestar High School
12th Grade