Dr Bharathkumar holds PhD from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and masters from IIT Delhi. He has been working on the concept of autonomous medical systems since 2017. He is responsible for the overall design and development of iRobo contributing in general management, product innovation, business model and IP registration in addition to technological aspects. Dr Hegde has filed 2 patents, published 5 papers in international conferences and journals.  He was one of the finalist of Falling Walls Lab 2019 contest conducted by DWIH & DAAD. He serve as a board member of Advisory Board and Board of Studies of technical educational institutions.