Varun Ajith

I’m a robotics engineer and founder building at the intersection of closed-loop control systems, physical hardware, and clinical healthcare.
My background is rooted in mechanical design, embedded software, and real-time control. During my time at the IISc. I was immersed in high-level engineering research, refining my approach to hardware prototyping, control dynamics, and rapid iteration in rigorous academic labs. Before founding Ziroc, I built the search-and-rescue system as a course project, using ROS 2, Gazebo, and Python/C++.

I'm now building VALC, a powered lower-limb rehab exoskeleton for small physiotherapy clinics. Powered gait-assist systems cost roughly ₹28 lakh to ₹2 crore (Astrek, G-gaiter),which keeps them in large hospitals. We're aiming for a far cheaper machine using local manufacturing and real-time joint-torque control, offered to clinics as a rental service.

We're incorporated, have done several physiotherapist interviews, and are building a single-joint bench demo ahead of a single-leg prototype. ..] I'm looking for angels and mentors who know medtech hardware and the CDSCO process.

I'm building VALC, a low-cost powered gait-rehab exoskeleton so physiotherapy clinics outside the big metros can offer robotic therapy. I'm stuck on raising our first angel cheque and mapping the CDSCO route, and I'd like to meet people who've done either.