Vivaan

Taxi-to-Limousine Transformation

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Project Presentation

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Multi-season veteran and one of the team's most technically ambitious builders. Known for turning complex design ideas into working mechanisms through sheer persistence and creativity. Has been with DI since 2018.

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Project History

2025-26 Season

Taxi-to-Limousine Transformation

Designed and built the show's centerpiece reveal: a taxi that physically transforms into a limousine on stage with automated color-changing mechanisms. Put in tremendous work for Global Finals upgrades.

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2024-25 Season

Breaking Point

Vivaan's work from the "Breaking Point" season (2024-25 Season).

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2023-24 Season

Pinball Heroes

Vivaan's work from the "Pinball Heroes" season (2023-24 Season).

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2022-23 Season

Piece By Piece

Vivaan's work from the "Piece By Piece" season (2022-23 Season).

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2021-22 Season

Up Close

Vivaan's work from the "Up Close" season (2021-22 Season).

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2020-21 Season

The Next Level

Vivaan's work from the "The Next Level" season (2020-21 Season).

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2019-20 Season

The Big Fix

Vivaan's work from the "The Big Fix" season (2019-20 Season).

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2018-19 Season

On Target

Vivaan's work from the "On Target" season (2018-19 Season).

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2015-16 Season

2015-16 Season

Vivaan's DI project work from 2015-16 Season.

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Video

Mechanisms in Action

Short clips of Vivaan's builds functioning. Clips loop automatically; click a clip for sound controls.

VivaanTaxi-to-limousine panels extending

VivaanTransformation mechanism in motion

VivaanLED matrix display animating

VivaanDrilling the LED board frame during the build

VivaanSoldering the LED matrix wiring