Vishan Amarnath

IndexAbout

I’ve always learned by building.

Technical founder, product builder and systems thinker. Currently building VEXQ, ROBIQ and Bizzzauto, from Chennai.

Vishan in a helmet driving the electric kart across a basketball court in Christchurch, 2023
Plate 01 · Test run, me driving · Christchurch · Oct 2023
§ Journey Age 8 → 2026 Six stages

From circuits to companies.

I’ve basically been doing this since I was eight. The projects got bigger at every stage.

  1. Stage 01 · Age 8

    First circuits

    I started learning electronics when I was eight, taught by Dr. Ramani Kalpathi. At first it was breadboards, sensors, Arduino boards and a lot of things that didn’t work.

    Fig. 01 · A first circuit, redrawn
    BreadboardsSensorsArduinoSoldering

  2. Stage 02 · 2020–21

    Building whatever I could think of

    The lockdown gave me time, so I built constantly: a low-cost pulse oximeter during the shortage, a fire cut-off switch, a gas safety device, sub-surface irrigation, ultrasonic tools and home automation.

    Most of it wasn’t commercially useful. That wasn’t the point. I was learning how ideas became physical systems.

    Homemade pulse oximeter reading 98% SpO2
    Pulse oximeter · 2020
    Fire Eye demonstration with a flame beside a switchboard
    Fire Eye · 2021
    Sub-surface irrigation test with a plant in soil
    Irrigation · 2021
    ArduinoNodeMCUESP32EasyEDASpeaker · Jul 2020Top 20 Under 20 · 2021

  3. Stage 03 · 2022–23

    Ideas started becoming products

    I stopped asking only “can I build it?” and started asking “could someone actually use this?” The wireless charging and Wi-Fi system became a registered design. A star and moon tracker went from idea to market.

    Indian designs register entry for application 366627-001
    Design 366627-001 · published May 2023
    Star and moon tracker carrying a telescope at night
    Star / moon tracker
    Fusion 360CADPCB3D printingKinderSpark speaker · 2022

  4. Stage 04 · 2023–24

    Systems got bigger

    New Zealand, and EVolocity. Two karts: I built the monitoring system for the first and drove it, then the entire electrical system for the second, central ECU and all. ESP32s, a Raspberry Pi, sensors, MQTT, telemetry, PCB work and the constraints of a vehicle people actually drive.

    ESP32 wired to four small LCDs showing volts, speed, a sensor value and current
    The monitoring system on the bench · Oct 2023
    Vishan holding the EVolocity Electronic Innovation Award trophy
    The night of the Canterbury finals · Oct 2023
    ESP32Raspberry PiMQTTNode-REDElectronic Innovation 1stEngineering Design 3rd

    Read the EVolocity case file

  5. Stage 05 · 2025

    Back to India

    On 29 July 2025 I left New Zealand and came back to India. Not because I didn’t love it there. For the kind of companies I wanted to build, India felt like a much larger playground: more businesses I could approach, lower barriers to experimenting and more room to take risks.

    The first months were quieter than I expected. Then I met Chinmay, and ROBIQ started in Bhopal. In December, Sukeshwar and I met in Mumbai at the IIT Bombay E-Summit, and the idea that became VEXQ started to take shape.

    Fig. 02 · One way · 29 Jul 2025
    BhopalROBIQ beginsIIT Bombay E-SummitVEXQ takes shape

  6. Stage 06 · 2026 →

    Companies

    In February 2026 a studio asked us about a website. The real problem turned out to be how they handled leads, so we built them a system instead. It became our first retainer, and VEXQ finally understood what it was.

    Now VEXQ builds the systems behind how businesses run, Bizzzauto packages that thinking into ready-made systems for small businesses, and ROBIQ teaches students to build with robotics, electronics, software and AI. Different companies, same loop.

    Fig. 03 · Three ventures, one root

    Month by month VEXQ Bizzzauto ROBIQ

The tools changed. The pattern didn’t.

§ Log Jul 2025 → Sep 2026 Month by month

The messy middle, month by month.

Founder stories usually get rewritten as a straight line. This one wasn’t. What happened after I came back to India, what broke, and what each month taught me.

  1. Jul2025

    Moved

    Came back to India

    Left New Zealand on 29 July. I loved it there. For the companies I wanted to build, India felt like a much larger playground: more businesses to approach, lower barriers to experimenting, more room to take risks.

    LessonIt was an opportunity bet, not an escape.

  2. Aug→ Oct 2025

    Quiet

    Quieter than I expected

    Plenty of learning, not much building. The ambition didn’t have a vehicle yet.

    LessonActivity isn’t the same as compounding progress.

  3. Oct→ Nov 2025

    Started

    ROBIQ begins

    Met Chinmay and went all in on ROBIQ: curriculum, hardware and school programs, taught the way I learned. By building.

    LessonTeaching shows whether you actually understand something.

  4. Dec2025

    Seeded

    Mumbai, and the first shape of VEXQ

    Met Sukeshwar in person after two years and went to the IIT Bombay E-Summit. The people mattered more than the talks. VEXQ existed, but it didn’t know what it was yet.

    LessonBeing able to do ten things isn’t a position.

  5. Jan2026

    Pitched

    All in on ROBIQ

    A first video, school pitches and a lot of travel. I also left the Mechatronics program in Bhopal. It wasn’t what I was looking for.

    LessonGood products don’t sell themselves.

  6. Feb2026

    Shipped

    The client that changed VEXQ

    A studio asked us about a website. The real problem was how they handled leads, so we built a lead-automation system on n8n, running on my home server. It became our first retainer. Two other pitches that month didn’t close.

    LessonOne paying client teaches more than months of positioning.

  7. Mar2026

    Broke

    Eight callers, no system

    We onboarded an eight-person cold-calling team in Bangalore. The scripts, training and management weren’t ready, and it didn’t work. Meanwhile the studio’s system kept growing.

    LessonHeadcount is not a system.

  8. Apr2026

    Cancelled

    Approved, then cancelled

    Back on ROBIQ: school visits, an institute partnership and newspaper distribution. A school summer camp got approved, then cancelled.

    LessonCount commitments, not compliments.

  9. May2026

    Moved

    Indore, then Chennai

    The retainer started paying for our tools. I pitched 13+ studios in Indore, and weak follow-up meant few of them converted. At the end of the month I moved to Chennai.

    LessonEffort without follow-up leaks value.

  10. Jun2026

    Stalled

    Planning mode

    A lot of planning. Not enough shipping. The leads coming in weren’t good either.

    LessonPlanning can become sophisticated procrastination.

  11. Jul2026

    Clicked

    It clicked

    Startup communities led to better people and better leads. We shipped around three projects that month, and VEXQ finally knew what it was: lead systems, automation, SOPs and company systems.

    LessonPositioning isn’t branding. It changes what you do.

  12. Sep2026

    Now

    Building the next version

    Making VEXQ repeatable and less dependent on me, building Bizzzauto, keeping ROBIQ going, and keeping the long-term path toward hardware open.

    LessonBuild first. Document second.

§ Parts bin Tools No skill bars

Things I work with

No percentages and no self-scored levels. Just the parts I reach for.

Embedded

A
  • ESP32
  • STM32
  • RP2040
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Arduino

Software

B
  • Python
  • C / C++
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript

Web systems

C
  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • n8n

Infrastructure

D
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • nginx
  • MQTT
  • APIs
  • Cloudflare
  • Networking

Product

E
  • Fusion 360
  • EasyEDA
  • Prototyping
  • 3D printing
  • Soldering
§ Record Selected Verified entries

Recognition, IP & press

Described as they happened. Nothing rounded up.

Register · recognition & intellectual property
TypeRecordReferenceDate / place
Design reg. Smart Wireless Fidelity and Charging System with In-built Internet RouterController General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India 366627-001 Filed Jun 2022
Published May 2023
Award Electronic Innovation AwardEVolocity Canterbury Regional Finals · Team Trevor, Hagley College 1st 2023
New Zealand
Award Engineering Design Award · Standard ClassEVolocity Canterbury Regional Finals · Team Trevor, Hagley College 3rd 2023
New Zealand
Award Young Scientist AwardFor contribution to technology ecosystem development through innovations and ideas Certificate India
Recognition Top 20 Under 20 Influencer AwardsCertificate of Excellence 2021 1 Jul 2021
Copyright record Smart Wireless Fidelity and Charging SystemPrivate registration via ProtectMyWork.com, not a government copyright 18784201022S069 Oct 2022

Press & speaking

Video · Sakalakala TV

Young scientist (இளம் விஞ்ஞானி): a feature on new innovations

Video · Talkify Show, Ep. 6

In conversation with Kashish Gaur

  • Speaker: “Arduino Basics & Projects” 2 Jul 2020 School Student Webinar Series, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering. 200+ students.
  • Guest speaker, KinderSpark 2022 17 Jul 2022 KinderSpark 2022, Season III.

I started experimenting with electronics when I was eight. At first that meant breadboards, sensors, Arduino boards and a lot of things that didn’t work.

I kept going.

The projects got more ambitious. Simple circuits became embedded systems. Embedded systems became products. Products became connected systems. Eventually I found myself working on electric vehicles, automation, software infrastructure and companies.

A lot of what I know came from trying to build something before I fully knew how. That usually meant reading, testing, breaking things, rebuilding them and figuring out why the first version failed.

Over time I realised that this process was the part I enjoyed most.

As of September 2026 I’m building three things. VEXQ builds the systems behind how businesses run: lead handling, automation, SOPs and internal tools. Bizzzauto packages that same thinking into ready-made systems for small businesses. ROBIQ teaches students technical skills by actually building with robotics, electronics, software and AI.

They look like very different companies. To me, they come from the same place. I like understanding systems, making them work and turning ideas into something people can actually use.

My academic path has been unconventional. After coming back to India I joined a Mechatronics program in Bhopal, left after about four months because it wasn’t what I was looking for, and now study for an online BBA at Amity. Most of my real learning still happens by building.

And I’m still learning the same way I did when I was eight: build something, break it, understand it, make the next version better.

A work desk in Chennai: multimeter, screwdriver set, a small robot chassis, perfboard, solder and a monitor with a workflow editor open
Plate 02 · The desk · Chennai · April 2026
§ End Status Power on

Still building

The projects got bigger. The curiosity didn’t.

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