ROBOTICS CASE STUDY • LEGged LOCOMOTION
Open-source quadruped robot
Engineered a custom platform utilizing active voltage clamping and ideal diodes to manage high-current actuators and regenerative energy.
ROLE
Co-Founder & Electrical Team Lead
TOOLS
KiCad, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, C++, STM32
TIMELINE
August 2025-Present
MAIN CAD / FIELD PHOTO
QDP-PRIMARY-01
Recommended: wide render, bench test photo, or annotated assembly shot.
12× SERVO CHANNELS
IMU POSTURE LOGGING
ESRA COLLABORATION
Founding a cross-campus open-source initiative
As a co-founder of Rutgers Dynamics, I helped establish the Experimental Student Run Association (ESRA) alongside teams from UC Berkeley, Caltech, and Columbia University. We actively share engineering resources and research across campuses to develop affordable, open-source quadruped robots, with the shared goal of competing at ICRA.
serviceable joints
12-actuator layout
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Decentralized power & simulation testing
To support this initiative, my work focuses on developing a decentralized power architecture that manages high-current actuators and regenerative energy spikes while keeping build costs under $1,000. Before physical prototyping, sensor fusion and gait stability are strictly validated using NVIDIA Isaac Sim.
gait timing
posture telemetry
Design Evidence: From Bench Test to Deployment
Documenting the electrical infrastructure from early PCB bench testing to our public showcase at the April 2026 NY Hardware Meetup, following an exclusive invitation from VIAM Robotics.
