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Aurigen

We didn't start in a boardroom.

Aurigen began inside a college robotics laboratory. There, AI, robotics, and systems work forged engineers and builders who ship intelligent machines.

Robotics competition · Trailblazers

What is Aurigen?

Aurigen is an engineering institution that forges builders of intelligent machines.

We train AI engineers, robotics innovators, researchers, and founders through labs, mentors, and systems that ship.

Aurigen is not an EdTech product company. It is an institution built on craft standards, real hardware, and people who invent with intelligent machines.

Purpose

Why does Aurigen exist?

Education produces consumers.

Engineering produces builders.

AI changes software.

Robotics changes the physical world.

Aurigen exists because intelligent machines should be built, not merely discussed.

The lab

Real engineering happened here.

Robots. Electronics. Soldering. Whiteboards. ESP32 boards. PCBs. Loose components. Broken prototypes. Debugging. Notebooks. The workbench.

Infineon mobile robot with Mecanum wheels and LED strips on a lab floor
Live ESP32 breadboard build with jumper wires and a glowing relay
ESP32 board wired to a breadboard with glowing LEDs and a relay module on a workbench
Electronics
Handmade robot chassis with exposed wiring and lithium batteries on a wooden bench
Prototype
Close-up of a wheeled robot with dense multi-colored wiring on a workshop table
Wiring
Two red DIY robot chassis held over a lab floor, showing ESP32 boards and ultrasonic sensors
Robots
Clear acrylic line-follower robot with Arduino Nano, motor driver, and sensor bar
Line follower
Purple 3D-printed robotic plotter with stepper motors and a green control board
Plotter

The People Behind Aurigen

Aurigen began with a small group of people who believed that engineering should be learned by building. Every prototype, workshop, and late night debugging session shaped what Aurigen has become today.

Portrait of Shubham Sahu, co-founder of Aurigen

Shubham Sahu

Co-Founder

Shubham Sahu co-founded Aurigen with the belief that engineering is learned through making. His work spans artificial intelligence, robotics, embedded systems, and product engineering. He is committed to building an institution where future engineers develop the confidence to design, build, and ship technology that matters.

Areas of Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • Embedded Systems
  • Product Engineering
  • Open Source
Portrait of Neel Bhogle, co-founder of Aurigen

Neel Bhogle

Co-Founder

Neel Bhogle co-founded Aurigen with the belief that education should teach students how to think, not simply what to think. His interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and learning design. Through Aurigen, he is helping create an environment where curiosity becomes engineering and ideas become real-world solutions.

Areas of Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • Learning Design
  • Product Strategy
  • Innovation

With Gratitude

Prof. Rita Vora presenting a System on Chip workshop at Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College
Prof. Rita Vora

Prof. Rita Vora

Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering

Robotics & Automation Club Incharge

Every serious engineering path begins because someone chooses to believe in students before the results exist.

Aurigen is grateful to Prof. Rita Vora, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering at Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College and faculty in charge of the Robotics & Automation Club. Through her mentorship and support, she created an environment where ideas could become prototypes and students were encouraged to build with confidence.

Her trust, guidance, and commitment to student innovation played an important role in Aurigen's early work, and we remain deeply grateful for her continued support.

Where did Aurigen start?

Aurigen was born inside the Robotics & Automation Club at Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College.

The college provided the environment where ideas were explored, prototypes were built, competitions were prepared for, and a community of builders came together.

We remain grateful to the faculty, the Robotics & Automation Club, and Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College for fostering a culture of experimentation and engineering that made Aurigen possible.

Robotics club members holding built robots under the Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College banner
Club
Team posing behind the MUDRAGE outdoor robotics competition track with ramps and obstacles
MUDRAGE
Students debugging a project together around a laptop in the lab
Workshop
Team at Automation Expo with a robotic arm prototype, laptop, and sensor demo
Expo
Certificate presentation under a Robotics and Automation Club welcome screen
RAC
Faculty and students with certificates at a Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College event
Campus
Team arriving at ITM Baroda University for a robotics competition
Travel

Institutional marks

Robotics and Automation Club logo with Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College mark

Robotics & Automation Club

Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College

Engineering principles

How we work.

  1. 01

    Build before you explain

    A working system beats a polished pitch. Show the machine.

  2. 02

    Prototype early

    Touch the constraint while the idea is still cheap to change.

  3. 03

    Measure everything

    If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.

  4. 04

    Question assumptions

    Every design hides a guess. Find it before it finds you.

  5. 05

    Document your work

    Notes, diagrams, repos. Future you is a teammate.

  6. 06

    Ship. Repeat.

    Finish the loop. Then start the next one.

Clear answers

Questions people ask about Aurigen

What is Aurigen?

Aurigen is an engineering institution that forges builders of intelligent machines. We train AI engineers, robotics innovators, researchers, and founders through labs, mentors, and systems that ship.

Is Aurigen an EdTech company?

No. Aurigen is an engineering institution, not an EdTech product company. We focus on labs, craft standards, and shipped hardware and software rather than content platforms or coaching franchises.

Who is Aurigen for?

Aurigen is for students, parents, and schools who want serious training in AI, robotics, and systems engineering. Builders who want to design, debug, and ship intelligent machines belong here.

Where did Aurigen start?

Aurigen began inside the Robotics & Automation Club at Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College. The lab culture of prototypes, competitions, and late-night debugging became the foundation of the institution.

How does Aurigen train builders?

Aurigen trains builders through sequential formation: orient, build, review, and lead. Learners work with sensors, models, motors, and control under mentorship, and progress is measured by working systems.

Who founded Aurigen?

Aurigen was co-founded by Shubham Sahu and Neel Bhogle. Early work was supported by Prof. Rita Vora, Assistant Professor in Electronics & Computer Engineering and faculty in charge of the Robotics & Automation Club at Thakur Shyamnarayan Engineering College.

Looking forward

Next

We are building the infrastructure for people who invent with intelligent machines.

  • 01

    AI Labs

    Spaces where models meet real problems.

  • 02

    Robotics Labs

    Hardware benches for machines that move.

  • 03

    Builder Network

    People who ship systems and share what works.

  • 04

    Research

    Questions that demand evidence, not slogans.

  • 05

    Open Source

    Tools and kits others can fork and improve.

  • 06

    School Innovation Labs

    Campus labs that treat invention as craft.

  • 07

    Founder Community

    Builders who turn systems into companies.

If this feels like your kind of work, come build with us.