Akshansh Khrodia | Field Service Next West

Akshansh Khrodia

Akshansh Khrodia

Aerospace Engineering Student UCLA
Akshansh Khrodia

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

10:10 AM Fireside Chat: From Classroom to Field: What You Only Learn When Things Break

Emerging technologies are on the verge of widespread deployment. With more robots and drones, come more failures. Technicians are an aging and retiring workforce, with fewer younger engineers coming into this trade. Two emerging innovators, Akshansh Khrodia, a senior aerospace engineering student at UCLA and Aaryan Agrawal, a mechatronics engineering graduate from Dartmouth College will discuss how to leverage AI to make a high-powered team of young technicians for your business. Join this session to find out:

  • How future engineers are (and aren’t) being trained in robotics, drones, and autonomy
  • How fast-growing startups building robots and drones view field service
  • What are the challenges for the next generation of field service engineers
  • How can we use AI to enable technicians in the era of fast-moving technology 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Akshansh.

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