Sangam Chapagain

Hi, I'm Sangam!

I am a Robotics Engineer, and I am passionate about improving our lives through technology. I enjoy playing soccer, building robots, and learning about new technological breakthroughs.

Education:

Texas A&M University, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Jan 2023 to Aug 2024 (Dropped Out)

Texas A&M University, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2024

McNeese State University, BS in Mechanical Engineering, May 2021

Founder and CEO (Aug. 2024 - Present)

AI-powered Cooking Robots for your kitchen.

https://www.cheforge.com/

Graduate Research Assistant (Feb 2023 - Aug 2024)

UR 10e with MIG Welder

Developed an automated robotic welding system using a UR10e robot and Miller Welding Equipment.
Created custom path planning algorithms and applied the Traveling Salesman Problem to optimize the welding path.
Designed a user-friendly GUI for operators to easily control the welding process.

ROS noetic, Python, Rviz, PyQt5

Line Weld Demo (2024)

Sped-Up Welding Demo (Team work)

Equipment Engineering Intern (Sept 2022 - Jan 2023)

Tesla Giga Texas

Analyzed the root causes of equipment downtime and developed both short-term and long-term solutions for the production lines.
Designed, fabricated, tested, and validated tools and fixtures to optimize production in General Assembly.
Researched and applied protective materials to the manufacturing equipment in general assembly to reduce mutilation issues on Model Ys during production.

SolidWorks, SCADA, PLC, Robotics

Robotics Projects

I have been building robots since 4th grade, and here are some of the robotics projects I have worked on so far. (click for details)

Humanoid Robot Hackathon at K-scale Labs (2025)

Warehouse Pick and Place Robot (2023)

Aerial Turret (2022)

4 DOF Robot Arm (2022)

Planetary Rovers Project (2021)

VexU Robotics (2019-2020)

Earthquake Rescue Robot (2016)

Line Follower Robot (2015)

Humanoid Robot (Before 2014)

High School Science Lab (Before 2014)

Military Tank in progress (Before 2014)

An Airplane (Before 2014)

Road to Entrepreneurship

YC Startup School (July 2024)
Aggie Pitch TAMU Finalist (Spring 2024)
Idea Challenge TAMU,Finalist (Fall 2023)

YC Startup School (July 2024)

Leadership Positions

Vice President of MEGSO TAMU (Aug 2022 - May 2024)
President of Nepalese Student Association TAMU (May 2022 - Dec 2022)
President of McNeese Robotics (May 2019 - May 2021)
Secretary of ASME McNeese (Aug 2019 - May 2021)
President of Golden Gate Robotics Club (2015 - 2016)

Some of my favorite books:

Food and Cooking: I love eating freshly cooked food. As president of the Nepalese Student Association (NSA) at Texas A&M, I convinced our club members to cook onsite, calculating the costs of buying equipment and groceries versus ordering meals for around 60 people. Everyone volunteered, and it was a huge success. We bonded, laughed, and had one of the best picnics ever. Since then, every spring, we cook food from scratch, bond, and have fun!

Cooking Goat Curry

Picnic April 2024

Picinc April 2023

Wood Carving: Recently, I have enjoyed wood carving with basswood, using both traditional and modern techniques to create different versions of stirrers for the Cooking Robot.

Thank you for visiting!