Sampriti Bhattacharyya

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Sampriti Bhattacharyya

Founder — Hydroswarm

Sampriti Bhattacharyya is a roboticist, who is also the founder of an underwater drone startup, Hydroswarm. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at MIT, with an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Hydroswarm has applications ranging from defense and security to consumers that have gained both national and international attention, being featured by leading outlets like Forbes, The Guardian, Smithsonian, Techcrunch, and many others. Sampriti has been named as one of Forbes 30 under 30, Class of 2016; Robohub’s 25 Women in Robotics, 2014; and Connected World’s 2016 Women of M2M. She is an active advocate for women in STEM fields.