TURTLE Robotics Cube-Stacking Robot

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Role: Hatchling Team MemberJan 2025 – Sep 2025

Technical Contributions

  • Won 2nd place out of 30+ teams at the 2025 TURTLE Robotics Hatchling Competition.
  • Designed and CADded key mechanical components in SolidWorks, including a forklift-style lift and single-block gripper mechanism, as part of a 4-person team, engineered for rapid sequential block acquisition.
  • Programmed an ESP32 and Arduino to control precise vehicle navigation and operate the multi-stage lift, enabling the robot to retrieve and stack 7 blocks in competition.
Hatchling Robot
2025 TURTLE Robotics Hatchling Competition
Hatchling Robot Demo - 2025 TURTLE Robotics Hatchling Competition

Design & Prototyping