Brian Boxell

Design and analysis of actuators for the Apollo humanoid robot.

I create fixtures for testing the components of Walmart ASR's robot, Alphabot. The fast paced environment drives a cyclic pattern of designing, manufacturing with 3D printing and CNC machining, and programming to create several useful tools for testing Alphabot.

Contributing to the application of a new method for precise pick and place motions with compliance-controlled robot arms, in partnership with WPI and the US Army.

I interned on the behavior software team for Stretch, the autonomous warehouse robot from Boston Dynamics. I wrote high level, state machine style code to control the procedure of behaviors. I also worked with Stretch's motion planning algorithm to generate trajectories for it to drive around a space.

I sell hobby grade RC cars, planes and boats, as well as perform maintenance and electronics troubleshooting on broken items.

I am a Junior pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Robotics Engineering at WPI. The Robotics Engineering program is a unique program that combines aspects of mechanical engineering, computer science, and electrical engineering to create a curriculum that focuses on design and automation. I specialize in autonomous navigation.