📍 Waterloo, Canada · 🎓 University of Waterloo
- 🎓 Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at University of Waterloo
- 🔶 Previously taught robotics engineering at the Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO), KMUTT Thailand, for 6 years
- 📖 10+ years of teaching experience; MSc/BSc in Robotics Engineering from WPI
- 🔭 Currently building an Open-source Motion Capture System (still private)
- 🎥 Sharing robotics lectures on YouTube as Epix Studio Thailand
- 💼 Open to: lecturing, white paper drafting, simulation work, motion data synthesis
- 📫 Reach me at thanachachoo@gmail.com
I work across robotics theory, software, and education — from kinematic modelling to teaching the next generation of robotics engineers. Below is what I've taught, built, or am currently studying in depth.
🦾 Kinematics & Dynamics
Compact Inverse Kinematics · Lie Groups · Robot Modelling with URDF & XACRO · Simscape Rigid Body · Automated Dynamic Regressor Construction
🧭 Planning, Estimation & Control
Time-Optimal Trajectory Planning · Invariant Kalman Filter · LQR · MPC · Adaptive Control
🤖 ROS2 & Robotics Software
Package Management · Nodes, Topics, Services, Actions · TF2 · Launch System · Lifecycle Nodes · Multi-Robot & Distributed Systems
🔭 Current Research Focus
Distributed optimization, control, and estimation for multi-robot and networked robotic systems
🧠 Computer Vision & Agentic AI (currently learning)
OpenCV-based pipelines for vision-based perception · Exploring LLM-based agentic systems and their application to robotics research and tooling
🌐 Physics Engines & Simulation
Interested in physics engine internals for robotics simulation · Motion data synthesis · Simulation-based teaching tools
🏗️ Model-Based Systems Engineering
Interested in MBSE approaches applied to robotics system design and open-source robotics tooling
🎥 Teaching & Content Creation
10+ years teaching robotics kinematics, dynamics, state estimation, and control (FIBO, KMUTT) · Publishing robotics lecture content on YouTube — Epix Studio Thailand
🧰 Robotics Platforms & Hardware
TurtleBot 4 · Yahboom ROSMASTER · DJI RoboMaster · VICON Motion Capture System · Crazyflie · Pixhawk Flight Controller
Robotics & Autonomy
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Tools & Platforms
Robotics Hardware Platforms
