Robotics and Controls
The above picture is the robot I was working on for the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) DJI Challenge (unfortunately, our technical report didn't pass, so my team was unable to compete in the challenge...but there's always next year).
I started programming robots in high school and became interested in a robotics career, eventually leading me to study electrical engineering (EE) and specializing in robotics and controls (mathematical modeling of robotic behavior). In my freshman year (2015-2016), I co-founded a VEX robotics club, but I eventually left due to lack of management (the club dissolved a few weeks later for the same reason).
In the second half of my sophomore year (2016-2017), I joined Advanced Robotics at University (ARUW). In my time at ARUW, I have been introduced to many, many robotics material, material that the undergraduate EE robotics and controls program does not teach. From my time at ARUW, I learned an important lesson. I learned the importance of active, independent learning; it involves actively seeking knowledge, actively exploring new concepts. This mindset has led me to stumble upon many robotics-related topics, such as embedded computing systems programming (programming a robot's computer) and robotics algorithms. An example. My time at ARUW led me to ghost CSE 490R, a CSE robotics course that taught robot navigation and controls systems. This course inspired an interest in robotics software development, machine learning, and A.I. This, in turn, inspired an interest in general software development, including virtual reality/augmented reality software development. Continuing the chain reaction of inspired interests, this inspired an interest in quantum computing hardware and software development and engineering.
At the time of this writing (Spring 2018), I am currently programming a drone for ARUW, am working on a prototyping project at the BioRobotics Lab (BRL), have a summer robotics-related internship at Fresh Consulting (large software startup that have several robotics projects), almost finished negotiating a contract with Hoaloha Robotics (small startup working on home care robots), and am in the process of negotiating with Robodub (startup working on modular drones).
At the time of this writing (Spring 2018), the following are my future plans in linear order:
I. Autumn 2018 full-time internship, part-time internships for winter 2019 and spring 2019, and continue doing contract work for robotics-related startups
II. Take robotics-related courses for the 2018-2019 academic year, including graduate courses
III. Pursue a robotics internship in Tokyo, Japan for summer 2019
IV. Autumn 2019 full-time internship, part-time internships for winter 2020 and spring 2020, and continue doing contract work for robotics-related startups
V. Take an extra year at UW and continue taking robotics-related courses for the 2019-2020 academic year, including graduate courses
VI. After graduating, work in robotics-related startups and continue taking robotics-related online courses
Of course, I don't plan on working in the robotics industry forever as I want to continue exploring, explore other industries.
I started programming robots in high school and became interested in a robotics career, eventually leading me to study electrical engineering (EE) and specializing in robotics and controls (mathematical modeling of robotic behavior). In my freshman year (2015-2016), I co-founded a VEX robotics club, but I eventually left due to lack of management (the club dissolved a few weeks later for the same reason).
In the second half of my sophomore year (2016-2017), I joined Advanced Robotics at University (ARUW). In my time at ARUW, I have been introduced to many, many robotics material, material that the undergraduate EE robotics and controls program does not teach. From my time at ARUW, I learned an important lesson. I learned the importance of active, independent learning; it involves actively seeking knowledge, actively exploring new concepts. This mindset has led me to stumble upon many robotics-related topics, such as embedded computing systems programming (programming a robot's computer) and robotics algorithms. An example. My time at ARUW led me to ghost CSE 490R, a CSE robotics course that taught robot navigation and controls systems. This course inspired an interest in robotics software development, machine learning, and A.I. This, in turn, inspired an interest in general software development, including virtual reality/augmented reality software development. Continuing the chain reaction of inspired interests, this inspired an interest in quantum computing hardware and software development and engineering.
At the time of this writing (Spring 2018), I am currently programming a drone for ARUW, am working on a prototyping project at the BioRobotics Lab (BRL), have a summer robotics-related internship at Fresh Consulting (large software startup that have several robotics projects), almost finished negotiating a contract with Hoaloha Robotics (small startup working on home care robots), and am in the process of negotiating with Robodub (startup working on modular drones).
At the time of this writing (Spring 2018), the following are my future plans in linear order:
I. Autumn 2018 full-time internship, part-time internships for winter 2019 and spring 2019, and continue doing contract work for robotics-related startups
II. Take robotics-related courses for the 2018-2019 academic year, including graduate courses
III. Pursue a robotics internship in Tokyo, Japan for summer 2019
IV. Autumn 2019 full-time internship, part-time internships for winter 2020 and spring 2020, and continue doing contract work for robotics-related startups
V. Take an extra year at UW and continue taking robotics-related courses for the 2019-2020 academic year, including graduate courses
VI. After graduating, work in robotics-related startups and continue taking robotics-related online courses
Of course, I don't plan on working in the robotics industry forever as I want to continue exploring, explore other industries.