Learn by making
Marzoratti traces his interest in engineering to building with his father, then deepening that interest through robotics and hands-on experimentation.
Robotics engineer · Entrepreneur · Inventor
Building
mobility.
Expanding
independence.
Antonio Marzoratti is a WPI robotics engineering student and the co-founder of Technotonin Industries, where he is helping build PAWE: a portable power-assist system for manual wheelchairs.
WPI ’27PAWEPatent co-inventor
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Selected work
Turning a manual wheelchair into a platform for possibility.
PAWE began with a practical question: why should powered mobility be heavy, difficult to transport, or out of reach? Marzoratti and his collaborators answered with a removable system shaped through prototyping and direct community feedback.
Flagship project · PAWE
Portable Affordable Wheelchair Enhancer
PAWE is designed to attach to a standard manual wheelchair and add powered movement without replacing the chair. Public descriptions emphasize portability, removable power, customizable controls, and the ability to fit into an ordinary vehicle.
17 lbreported device weight
120+wheelchair users consulted
2021project origin
1published patent application
Figures reflect public reporting and company statements; product details may change.
Visit Technotonin ↗“
One of the greatest things about PAWE is that the idea didn’t come from our brains. They came from suggestions that people gave us and ideas that they had.Antonio Marzoratti, speaking with GBH’s All Things Considered
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How he builds
Curiosity first. Then iteration, evidence, and people.
Prototype resourcefully
Early PAWE prototypes used donated robotics parts and a donated wheelchair. Limited resources became a reason to test quickly and learn deliberately.
Build with users
The product has evolved through repeated trials, senior-center demonstrations, and feedback from people who understand mobility barriers firsthand.
Intellectual property
Electric power-assisting wheelchair control device
The journey so far
From a garage-built idea to national recognition.
2021
A bigger idea
High-school friends Antonio Marzoratti and Arav Tyagi decide to build something with direct human impact. Their friends’ mobility challenges focus the idea on wheelchair independence.
Source ↗2023
Protecting the invention
Marzoratti and Tyagi file a U.S. patent application for an electric power-assisting wheelchair control device, later published as US 2024/0277539.
Source ↗2024
From prototype to venture
Technotonin joins WPI’s first Goat Innovators Summer Accelerator cohort, earns the first-place Kalenian Award, and wins the CEO Global Pitch Competition.
Source ↗2025
National stage
The venture joins VentureWell’s E-Team cohort and becomes a top-25 e-Fest finalist while continuing community testing and product development.
Source ↗Today
Building beside the community
Technotonin says PAWE has been shaped through feedback from more than 120 wheelchair users, alongside mentors, medical professionals, and industry experts.
Source ↗Recognition & programs
Signals of momentum.
Read, watch, listen
Antonio in the press.
WPI Journal
Combining robotics with an entrepreneurial spirit
A profile of Marzoratti, Ivan Zou, and the WPI ecosystem helping Technotonin grow.
↗ GBHMaking electric mobility more portable and affordable
Marzoratti explains where his love of building began and why feedback drives PAWE.
↗ Innovate@BUMobility Made Easy: The Story of Technotonin
The garage-built origin story and the accelerator experience that shaped the venture.
↗ Spectrum News 1WPI students compete in a national challenge
Coverage of Technotonin’s selection as a top-25 e-Fest finalist.
↗A note on this profile
This independent profile is assembled from public, attributable sources. It avoids private contact information and unverified personal details. Last reviewed July 29, 2026.