Overdrive Robotics

Overdrive Robotics is a non-profit organization, registered as a 501(c)(3), co-founded by Sidharth Kanderi (CEO) and Aari Kanderi (President) with a mission to make robotics education accessible to young children. The organization forms robotics clubs in elementary schools and participates in VEX Robotics competition programs, where students learn to build, program, and compete with robots.

The program is led by high school student volunteers who mentor elementary school children in the fundamentals of robotics and programming. Overdrive Robotics emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork as core outcomes of its curriculum, aiming to lay the foundation for future STEM careers.

Overdrive Robotics envisions a world where every child has access to technology education regardless of background, with a specific focus on diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. The organization runs on donations and volunteer labor, with no commercial product offerings. All activities center on the educational use of VEX Robotics hardware and competition frameworks.

The organization publishes a blog covering robotics education topics and operates a contact and donation portal at overdriverobotics.org. Its team includes founding members Rohan Vallamshetla and Karan Vallamshetla, and Director Anjali Nennelli. The website copyright indicates the organization has been active since at least 2024.