Robotics labs, engineered since 2020
We started Calance because Indian schools couldn't get hands-on robotics kits actually built for classrooms — durable, affordable, and curriculum-ready. Five years later we've built the ecosystem, the kits, and the schools to prove it's possible.
Robotics that works in the real classroom
Most STEM kit companies build flashy demo projects that gather dust after one term. We build for real classrooms — durable enough for 30 students a year, priced for school budgets, and backed by a curriculum teachers can actually run.
Our kits share a single component ecosystem, so a student who starts with the Arduino Starter Kit can grow straight into AI, drones, and competition robotics — no platform change, no lock-in.
Milestones
Founded in Bangalore by Arjun Mehta and Priya Sharma.
Arduino Starter Kit and Smart Car Kit launch — 200 kits shipped in first year.
Series A: ₹42 Cr from Accel India and Elevation Capital.
Component ecosystem expands to 230+ part types across 20 categories.
First full school robotics lab installed with partner schools in Karnataka.
500+ classrooms equipped. Lab Packages and Competition Kits now ship pan-India.
Leadership team
Arjun Mehta
CEO & Co-founder
Ex-IIT Bombay robotics lab, 12 years building STEM education programmes.
Priya Sharma
CTO & Co-founder
PhD in embedded systems, Stanford AI Lab alumna.
Rahul Nair
Head of Hardware
Previously led hardware sourcing at a Bangalore electronics manufacturer, specialist in classroom-durable design.
Ananya Krishnan
Head of Software
Built the Calance curriculum platform and block-coding tools from scratch, ex-edtech engineer.
Build the future with us
We're hiring robotics educators, hardware engineers, and school-partnerships leads across Bangalore and Chennai.
View open roles →Bring Calance to your classroom
From a single starter kit to a fully equipped school lab — we'll help you find the right package and get it running fast.