Krish.Soni
Freshman · Edison Academy Magnet School · New Jersey

Hi, I'm Krish Soni.

Roboticist, programmer & math competitor

I build robots, write Python and Java, and compete in math. I'm looking for research and internship opportunities in robotics, AI / machine learning, and computer vision, and I'm eager to learn and to help.

Get in touch GitHub
  • 🧮 AMC 8 Perfect Score · 2026
  • 🥇 MATHCOUNTS State · 2025, 2026
  • 🦘 Math Kangaroo National 6th · 2024
  • 🤖 FTC Robotics
Portrait of Krish Soni wearing glasses and a green cap
Interests

What I want to work on

🤖 Robotics

Built a hydraulic robot arm; on my school's FTC team.

🧠 AI & Machine Learning

Strong Python, Java, and algorithms base; ready to learn ML.

👁️ Computer Vision

Excited to explore how robots see and understand the world.

Projects

What I've built

Hydraulic Robotic Arm

8th grade · 2026

A wooden robotic arm powered by syringe-and-tube hydraulics, with a linkage claw, an arm, and a base.

  • Hydraulics
  • Mechanical design
  • Hands-on building
More photos
The complete wooden hydraulic arm on its base, with syringes and tubing
Full arm
Close-up of the claw, showing its fingers and linkage
Claw
The wooden base and vertical upright that support the arm
Base
The flat Tinkercad layout of the cube, with red cut lines and artwork on each face

Laser-Cut CAD Cube

8th grade · 2026 · Tech Ed class

A wooden cube with interlocking tabs, designed in Tinkercad and laser-cut, with different engraved artwork on each face.

  • Tinkercad
  • CAD
  • Laser cutting
More photos
Cube face engraved with chess pieces
Chess
Cube face engraved with a soccer ball
Soccer
Cube face engraved with a swimmer
Swimming
Cube face engraved with a football club crest
Club crest
Cube face engraved with the word MATH
MATH

Code & Competitive Programming

2026 · Ongoing

Python from Harvard's CS50P and Java algorithm problems for USACO (Bronze). My code is on GitHub.

  • Python
  • Java
  • Algorithms
View my GitHub →
Awards

Competition math

2026
AMC 8: Perfect score (25/25), Distinguished Honor Roll
2025, 2026
Woodrow Wilson Math Competition: 2-time winnerMiddlesex County contest run by high school students
2024 – 2026
MATHCOUNTS: State 2025 and 2026, top 20 in the stateAlso Chapter 3 times, including 2024
2025
Math Kangaroo: 6th in State
2024
Math Kangaroo: 3rd in State, 6th in the Nation
2023
Russian Math Olympiad (RSM): Silver Rank
Activities

What else I do

Sep 2026 – now
FTC Robotics Team: team memberLearning to design, build, and program competition robots
Sep 2026 – now
USACO: Bronze division, solving problems in Java
Summer 2026
CS50P: Harvard's Introduction to Programming with Python
2026
Scouts BSA: Second Class rank
2023
Taekwondo: 2nd degree black belt

Skills

  • Python
  • Java
  • Algorithms
  • Git & GitHub
  • Tinkercad CAD
  • Hydraulics
  • Competition math

Get in touch

If you have a research or internship opening, I'd love to hear from you. I'll reply as soon as I can.

sonik30@mcmsnj.net krishtheenergetic@gmail.com
GitHub LinkedIn Résumé (PDF)