2026–2027 Roster

Meet the Team

Our active members heading into the 2026-2027 season — trained by our founding seniors and ready to continue the legacy.

🌟 Honoring Our Founders

Our four founding seniors have graduated. Their mentorship, design work, and leadership built Multiversal from the ground up.

Meet the OGs →
Arthur Li
Arthur Li
Mechanism Tester · Senior

Arthur is a senior who specializes in rigorously testing every mechanism on our robot — hardware and software alike. Mentored last season by Emery, he now brings that hands-on testing expertise to lead the next generation of Multiversal builders.

Isaac Williams
Isaac Williams
Match Strategist · Junior

Isaac is a junior who specializes in match strategy, helping our team make smart in-match decisions. Mentored by Rithvik during his sophomore year, he's now stepping up as one of our strategic leaders and continues to contribute to the hardware team.

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Our sophomore class now carries the torch for the team, building on the foundation laid by those who came before them while taking on greater responsibility both on and off the field. They represent the next generation of leaders and are helping shape the team’s future.

Walsh Founding Four 4
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These four Sophomores embarked on a journey in Walsh Middle School where they started the Walsh MS Robotics Team and went on to win 2nd place in 7th grade and 1st place in 8th grade at district VEX meets. After being mentored through their rookie FTC year by our OG leads, they now anchor the team.

Om Palsule
Om Palsule
Software Lead · Website Creator & Manager · Design Contributor · Sophomore

Om leads both the software and design departments for the 2026-2027 season. With 9+ years of coding experience and being the founder of the Walsh robotics, he was mentored by Trafim in CAD and now drives all design work. He also created and manages this website.

Anay Thodati
Anay Thodati
Hardware Team · Design Lead · Sophomore

Anay's passion for building made him a key part of our hardware team. After learning assembly from Emery during his freshman year, he's now experienced enough to mentor incoming freshmen.

Athin Thodati
Athin Thodati
Outreach Lead · Sophomore

Athin's creativity and artistic sensibility define our outreach team. After Leo taught him the intricacies of graphic design and portfolio documentation during the rookie year, he now drives our team's visual identity forward.

Saiavaneesh Burla
Saiavaneesh Burla
Team Lead · Sophomore

Sai leads Multiversal as Team Lead for the 2026-2027 season. His driving and coding experience from Walsh — combined with the mentorship he received from Rithvik — make him the driving force behind our strategy and operations heading into BIOBUZZ.

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These Sophomores joined the team this year, bringing fresh perspectives and a new energy to our growing program. As the next generation of team members, they are learning from our experienced leads while beginning to carry the torch and shape the future of the team.

Sankalp Lanka
Sankalp Lanka
Coding Team · Sophomore

Sankalp's enthusiasm and technical curiosity make him a great addition to our team. As a new member, he brings a strong passion for coding and software to the team, while his technical ideas and contributions help keep every member motivated and on-task.

Ryan Kuo
Ryan Kuo
Coding Team · Sophomore

Ryan's passion for coding and problem-solving makes him a valuable addition to our team. As a new member, he brings a strong technical mindset and a genuine curiosity for software, always looking for new ways to improve our code and help the team succeed.

John Lee
John Lee
Design/Hardware Team · Sophomore

John's creativity and attention to detail make him a strong addition to our design team. As a new member, he brings a fresh perspective to the team's visual and mechanical design, always eager to learn and contribute to our projects.

Cristian Ngo
Cristian Ngo
Design/Hardware Team · Sophomore

Cris's hands-on mindset and curiosity make him a great addition to our field team. As a new member, he brings a willingness to learn and a strong focus on supporting the team during matches, helping keep everything running smoothly when it matters most.

Mansi Agarwal
Mansi Agarwal
Design/Hardware Team · Sophomore

Mansi's curiosity and hands-on approach make her a valuable addition to our design team. As a new member, she brings enthusiasm to the team's hardware projects and is always ready to learn new skills and help bring ideas to life.

Harine Jayanthan
Harine Jayanthan
Design/Hardware Team · Sophomore

Harine's creativity and attention to detail make her a strong addition to our design team. As a new member, she brings a fresh perspective to the team's hardware and design work, always eager to learn, build, and contribute.

Rohit Velagapudi
Rohit Velagapudi
Design/Hardware Team · Freshman

Rohit's curiosity and willingness to learn make him a strong addition to our design team. As a freshman and new member, he brings fresh ideas and a hands-on approach to our hardware projects, eager to build his skills and contribute to the team.

Sanath Iyer
Sanath Iyer
Design/Hardware Team · Photographer · Freshman

Sanath Iyer's creativity and enthusiasm make him a great addition to our team. As a freshman and new member, he contributes to both our design and hardware work while capturing the team's progress and experiences through photography.

Organization

Team Structure

Members organized into specialized roles, ensuring every aspect of our robot and team is covered.

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Team Lead

Overall team leadership & strategy — Sai

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Design & Software

CAD, design, software & website — Om

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Hardware

Robot assembly — led by Arthur & Anay

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Outreach

Portfolio & graphic design — led by Athin