Portfolio — Arya Vora · Edison, NJ

builds robots in public.

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I captain FTC team 23786, sit on the board of FRC 2554, and ship the software behind both — autonomous routines, scouting systems, and whatever the robot needs next.

Role
FTC 23786 Captain
Board
FRC 2554 Warhawks
School
JP Stevens ’26
openultracode/openultracode2026-09-07claude-agy2026-09-06adhdsat2026-09-06m.i.r.a2026-08-17nana-ebook-reader2026-08-09drone2026-07-24claudeshorts2026-07-14orochi2026-07-13smartAI2026-07-12roboPet2026-07-11openultracode/openultracode2026-09-07claude-agy2026-09-06adhdsat2026-09-06m.i.r.a2026-08-17nana-ebook-reader2026-08-09drone2026-07-24claudeshorts2026-07-14orochi2026-07-13smartAI2026-07-12roboPet2026-07-11

01 / About

Engineer, captain, board member.

I'm Arya — a junior at JP Stevens in Edison, NJ. I captain FTC 23786 MakEMinds, sit on the board of FRC 2554 The Warhawks, and write much of the software both teams run on: autonomous routines, vision pipelines, scouting apps. Nearly all of it lands on GitHub.

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Teammates led

FTC 23786

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Featured builds

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R.01

FTC 23786 Captain

MakEMinds Robotics

I run a 15+ person FTC team: season strategy, robot architecture, autonomous routines, and the vision pipeline — plus the unglamorous work of keeping a build season on schedule.

What I actually do

  • Led team to NJ State Championship qualification
  • Designed award-winning autonomous routines
  • Mentored 15+ team members in Java/Kotlin
  • Secured $15K+ in sponsorships
  • Innovated computer vision pipeline for object detection

Tools involved

JavaKotlinOpenCVTensorFlow LiteFTC SDKGitCAD
R.02

FRC 2554 Board Member

The Warhawks

Board seat on a 50+ member FRC team. I work on competition strategy, scouting systems, and outreach — the logistics that decide matches before the robot hits the field.

What I actually do

  • Strategic planning for 50+ member organization
  • Led scouting alliance strategy at competitions
  • Managed $50K+ annual budget
  • Coordinated outreach impacting 500+ students
  • Designed pit display and branding systems

Tools involved

Strategic LeadershipScouting SystemsBudget ManagementOutreach CoordinationCADPublic Speaking
R.03

Independent builds

Nights, weekends, summers

Drones, companion robots, agent frameworks, CLIs. Most of it is public on GitHub — including the half-finished experiments, because that's where the learning is.

What I actually do

  • Autonomous drone navigation with YOLO + ROS2
  • RoboPet emotional AI companion robot
  • SmartAI multi-agent orchestration framework
  • Agent autonomy research in FreeWillAI

Tools involved

PythonTypeScriptPyTorchROS2OpenCVArduinoRaspberry Pi

The stack

Self-assessed, relative depth — not test scores. Expert = Daily driver — shipped real projects · Advanced = Productive independently · Proficient = Working knowledge

languages

  • TypeScriptExpert
  • PythonExpert
  • JavaExpert
  • JavaScriptExpert
  • KotlinAdvanced
  • RustProficient
  • C++Proficient

frameworks

  • Next.jsExpert
  • ReactExpert
  • Node.jsExpert
  • TensorFlow/PyTorchExpert
  • FastAPIAdvanced
  • ElectronAdvanced
  • ROS2Proficient

tools

  • Git/GitHubExpert
  • LinuxExpert
  • DockerExpert
  • CI/CDExpert
  • CAD (OnShape/Fusion)Advanced
  • 3D PrintingAdvanced
  • KubernetesProficient

domains

  • Robotics (FTC/FRC)Expert
  • Web DevelopmentExpert
  • Computer VisionExpert
  • Machine LearningExpert
  • Systems ProgrammingAdvanced
  • Embedded SystemsAdvanced
  • Distributed SystemsProficient

02 / Selected work

Five builds I'd defend in review.

The curated set. Everything else — all 41 public repos — is linked below in the workbench, straight from GitHub with nothing invented.

P.01Robotics — 2026

MakEMinds Robotics Website

Dark, motion-heavy, scroll-driven rebuild of makemindsrobotics.org for FTC Team 23786

Next.jsTypeScriptFramer MotionThree.jsGSAPTailwind CSS

P.02Robotics — 2026

Autonomous Drone System

Computer vision-based autonomous navigation for drone swarms

PythonOpenCVROS2YOLOTensorFlowArduPilot

P.03Robotics — 2025

RoboPet - AI Companion Robot

Emotionally intelligent desktop robot with personality engine

PythonTensorFlowOpenCVArduino3D PrintingROS

P.04AI — 2025

SmartAI - Multi-Agent Framework

Orchestration framework for collaborative AI agents with memory

PythonLangChainVector DBRedisFastAPIDocker

P.05AI — 2026

M.I.R.A. - Ambient Intelligence System

Multimodal ambient intelligence with proactive assistance

TypeScriptElectronWhisperLLMComputer VisionMatter.js

From the workbench

Unfiltered. Sorted by most recently pushed — this is what I've actually touched lately, not a highlight reel.

01openultracode/openultracodeLocal CLI for parallel coding agents with adaptive model routing.02claudeshortsAutomated short-form video creation pipeline using LLMs03orochiDistributed task queue experiments04freeGPTExperiments with free LLM access patterns05memgineMemory engine experiments for AI agents06bj1960-del/stock-research-appIndian Stock Research & Portfolio Management App07freewillaiResearch into autonomous agent decision-making frameworks08mediapadGithub repo for my stardance inspired media controller + visualizer09notchTerma visualizer for macbooks to view your terminals at a quick glance10multiagent-showcase-openai-liveMulti-agent showcase with OpenAI live SSE integration11shipkitProduction-readiness scanner and deployment workflow for AI-built apps12ftc-decode-scouting13MakEMindsOutreachOutreach site for FTC 2378614TeamStat-InsightsFtc Scouting App made by Team 23786 MakEMinds

02.5 / Open source, by the bytes

Every byte, accounted for.

Aggregated from the language endpoints of every repo I push to (43 owned or collaborated). Includes prose (MDX) — I write a lot. Snapshot 2026-09-07; refresh with npm run data:github.

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latest: openultracode · yesterday

03 / Timeline

How I got here.

Oldest first — the way it happened. Competitions, builds, and the two teams that shaped all of it.

2024
milestone

First FTC Competition

Joined MakEMinds Robotics as programmer, learned Java and FTC SDK

achievement

FRC 2554 Build Season

Contributed to robot design, scouting systems, and competition strategy

2025
project

SmartAI Multi-Agent Framework

Developed orchestration framework for collaborative AI agents with persistent memory

leadership

FTC 23786 Captain

Elected captain of MakEMinds Robotics, leading 15+ members

project

RoboPet - AI Companion Robot

Built emotionally intelligent desktop robot with personality engine and computer vision

2026
leadership

FRC 2554 Board Member

Joined board of The Warhawks, managing strategy, budget, and outreach for 50+ members

achievement

FTC 23786 - NJ State Championship

Led team to state championship qualification with innovative autonomous routines

project

MakEMinds Robotics Website Launch

Rebuilt makemindsrobotics.org with scroll-driven animations, Three.js backgrounds, and GSAP timelines

Leadership & recognition

Only roles I can verify. Placements and scores get added with proof, not before.

Captain — FTC Team 23786

2025–Present

MakEMinds Robotics

Leading 15+ members across robot design, autonomous programming, and competition strategy.

Board Member — FRC Team 2554

2026–Present

The Warhawks

Strategy, scouting systems, and outreach for a 50+ member FRC organization.

04 / Contact

Email me. I reply.

Mentorship, collaboration, a bug you spotted on this site, or a team that wants to talk autonomous — within a couple of days, usually faster.

Currently open to

Robotics internshipsAI researchOpen sourceMentoringHackathons