Work - Pranav Gawde | Product Design & Engineering Portfolio

2017 – 2019 · Early work · India

Design & Engineer

PSP Bowling Machines

PSP Bowling Machines · Co-founder & Design Engineer · 2017 – 2019 · Mumbai, India

Patent-oriented autonomous cricket bowling machine — 3R+1T DOF, up to 140 km/h. Concept to commercial launch.

Mechanical Design · Venture Building · Sports Technology

PSP Bowling Machine detail — designed by Pranav Gawde

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2019 – 2021 · MSc Integrated Product Design · TU Delft · Netherlands

Design & Engineer

Manao Glove

SenseGlove B.V. · Product Designer · Jan – Jun 2020 · Delft, NL

Embodiment design for a next-generation haptic VR glove — validated working prototype across three subsystems.

Product Design · Haptics · VR · Industry 4.0

Manao haptic glove detail — SenseGlove product design by Pranav Gawde

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Prometheus — sustainable EV battery lifecycle strategy, TU Delft research by Pranav Gawde

Research & Design

Prometheus — Sustainable Future for EV Battery Lifecycles

TU Delft · Strategic Design Research · Nov 2019 – Jan 2020 · Team of 4

Circular economy strategy for end-of-life EV batteries — repurposing before recycling to minimise environmental impact.

Strategic Design · Sustainability · Circular Economy

Prometheus EV battery detail — TU Delft research by Pranav Gawde

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EzLock — smart bike security product design for AXA by Pranav Gawde, TU Delft

Research & Design

EzLock — Smart Bike Security for AXA

AXA (Allegion plc) · Strategic Design Project · Sept – Nov 2019 · Team of 4

Smart bike parking — service design proposal, product prototype, and working mobile app interface for AXA.

Strategic Design · Service Design · Smart Product

EzLock bike security detail — AXA product design by Pranav Gawde

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wind NOise — cyclist ear protection product design, TU Delft, by Pranav Gawde

Research & Design

wind NOise — Ear Protection while Biking

TU Delft · Massive Course Project · Sep – Oct 2019 · Delft, NL

UCD-driven ear protection for cyclists — from user research through functional ergonomic prototype.

User-Centred Design · Product Research · Prototyping

wind NOise ear protection detail — TU Delft design by Pranav Gawde

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Design & Engineer

Stubborn Ottoman

TU Delft · Product Design Project · Sep 2019 · Delft, NL

Expression-based form exploration — an Ottoman as the subject, stubbornness as the emotion driving every design decision.

Product Design · Furniture · Concept Development

Stubborn Ottoman detail — furniture design by Pranav Gawde

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2021 · Master's Thesis · TU Delft · Netherlands

Modularity in Lattice Structures — TU Delft master's thesis by Pranav Gawde on circular product design

Research & Design

Modularity in Lattice Structures for Circular Product Design

TU Delft · Master's Thesis · Jan – Jun 2021 · Delft, NL

Lattice modularity as a strategy for repairability and circular end-of-life — geometry enabling disassembly without sacrificing mechanical performance.

Thesis · Circular Design · Advanced Manufacturing

Lattice structures detail — TU Delft thesis by Pranav Gawde

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2020 – 2022 · H2L Robotics B.V. · Schagen, Netherlands

Design & Engineer ★ Red Dot Design Award 2022

Selector 180

H2L Robotics B.V. · Designer & Production Manager · Jul 2020 – Jun 2022 · Schagen, NL

Autonomous tulip selection robot — co-designed, manufactured, and deployed across 16 customers over two seasons.

Industrial Design · Robotics · Production Management

Selector 180 robot detail — H2L Robotics, Red Dot Award 2022, by Pranav Gawde

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2022 – 2026 · Consult & Liaison · riidl Foundation · Mumbai, India

Innovation and Incubation at riidl — hardware startup mentorship by Pranav Gawde, Mumbai

Consult & Liaison

Innovation & Incubation

riidl Foundation · Design & Innovation Lead · Aug 2022 – May 2026 · Mumbai, India

Guiding early-stage ventures from idea to MVP across hardware, software, and product strategy.

Startup Mentorship · Product Strategy · Hardware Incubation

100+ Ventures Enabled

18+ Pvt. Ltd. ventures

2× Shark Tank India

Innovation and Incubation detail — startup mentorship by Pranav Gawde at riidl

and many more