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The New Indian Express Mangaluru
|August 31, 2025
Sushanth's passion for robotics was sparked in his childhood by fictional hero Tony Stark
USHANTH Sujeer Kumar, a 22-year-old graduate from Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangaluru, has developed 'Friday', which, according to him, is India's first self-learning humanoid robot. The project, inspired by Marvel's Iron Man, is now undergoing tests for the "first in India" tag.
A resident of Uppala in Kerala, Sushanth completed his degree in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning this year. His passion for robotics began in childhood, sparked by fictional hero Tony Stark.
"Watching Iron Man's advanced suits made me imagine what it would be like to bring such machines to real life. I also got fascinated by Elon Musk and Marc Raibert, that's where my journey started," he said.
This story is from the August 31, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mangaluru.
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