Siavash Mahdavi was born in Tehran, Iran on 18 February 1980.
is an inventor and entrepreneur living and based in London. His work in the fields of Engineering and Design have revolutionized many products and design paradigms. His work in robotics resulted in the world’s first intelligent robot that was able to autonomously recover from damage. He also invented the world’s first antenna that tunes itself by changing its shape to achieve the best reception. More recently his work has focused on the design and complex lattice structures that are now being used in many industries including Orthopaedics, Aerospace, Product design and Formula one.