About me

Hello! I’m Gary, a in Computer Science and Environmental Science double major at Dartmouth College, originally from San Jose, California. My journey with robotics began eight years ago when I first participated in FTC (First Tech Challenge) competitions, which sparked a deep interest in intelligent robots. During high school and college, I interned at a robotics company where I worked on projects involving UR5 python control, and replication work on Standford ALOHA and UMI projects. My tasks ranged from software debugging to data collection and optimization. Feel free to explore my projects on this site! You can reach me at [garyding5678 [at] gmail [dot] com].

Internships

  1. Futuredial Universal Robot Automation - The market leading company that provides robot automation solutions for renewable electronics. I worked on a 6-DOF Robot Simulation and software control with an Optimized Path Algorithm and Computer Vision.
  2. OpenCV Ironoak Library - Through Google’s Summer of Code program, I worked with developers from OpenCV to create a computer vision toolkit for FRC robotics teams with Python, Java and Linux.
  3. Embodied Robot for Reverse Logistics - UMI - To utilize the Stanford Universal Manipulation Interface (UMI) robot to automate tasks in reverse logistics, such as sorting, handling, and processing returned goods in a warehouse.
  4. Embodied Robot for Reverse Logistics- Aloha - The core of the project is an embodied robot equipped with mobility and manipulation capabilities to perform various reverse logistics tasks. The robot uses sensors, cameras, and AI-based algorithms to identify and classify different types of returns, from packaging materials to defective or end-of-life products.

Projects

  1. OpenCV Farm Robot 2021
  2. Smart Sorting Trash Can 2019
  3. Univeral Manipulation Interface 2024
  4. Lerobot Aloha 2024

Robotics Teams

  1. FIRST Robotics Competition - FRC 1072 Harker Robotics, Mechanical Lead
  2. FIRST Tech Challenge - FTC 11311 Team Paragon, Vice Captain

Skills

  • Java, Python
  • RoboDK simulation, Universal Robot Script
  • Pixhawk, Ardupilot, Robot Kinematics
  • OpenCV , TensorFlow/Neural Network
  • Transformer