Robotics & Autonomy · Computer Engineering @ Waterloo

Projects

  • Mr. Clean — Two-arm robot that tidies a room from one prompt

  • 7-DOF Arm — From-scratch C++ kinematics, dynamics, and 1 kHz control

  • State Estimation & Tracking — Kalman filter localization and multi-object tracking on KITTI

  • Reparo — AI repair assistant, Hack Canada 2026 winner

  • Silhouette — Cursor for fashion

  • Floaty — MCP copilot with 68 tools for Float Financial

Experience

  • ML Researcher — WAT.ai (Gradus RL), Sept 2026 – Present

  • Software Engineer Intern — Prandtl Dynamics Inc., May 2026 – Aug 2026

  • Software Engineer Intern — Kenoxis Technologies Inc., Mar 2026 – Jun 2026

  • Autonomy Software Developer — WATonomous, Sept 2025 – Present

  • Autonomy Developer — Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group, Sept 2025 – Feb 2026

  • Robotics Programmer — Checkmate Robotics / VEX, Jan 2024 – Dec 2025

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