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Kevin Jiang / The Everything Engineer

Kevin Jiang/UWaterloo Computer Engineering

I build robots that think

Robotics engineer specializing in embedded systems, AI integration, and human-robot interaction. From PCB design to GPU-accelerated pipelines.

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About Me

I'm a Computer Engineering student at the University of Waterloo with a passion for building robots that interact naturally with humans.

My work spans the full stack of robotics—from designing custom PCBs and 3D-printed mechanisms to implementing GPU-accelerated AI pipelines with LLMs and computer vision. I've built everything from gesture-controlled robot arms using AR glasses to expressive robot heads that can hold conversations.

When I'm not soldering or debugging ROS2 nodes, you'll find me competing at hackathons or tinkering with new sensor technologies.

Robots Built

Hackathon Wins

20+

Technologies

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Projects

Robotics-first work, with the software and hardware depth to back it up.

The strongest work here is hands-on: robot perception pipelines, servo-heavy systems, custom boards, and the interfaces needed to make them usable. The featured set below is the fastest read on that range.

Featured

Disciplines

Stacks

BuildingSoftwareMay 2026

bentOS — This Portfolio

bentOS is Kevin's personal portfolio, built as an interactive OS-themed surface rather than a static resume. Features include a boot splash gate, a procedural 3D cat in a Three.js viewer with LOD and FPS-aware perf, an infinite Matter.js-driven BentoGrid for /projects and /playground, a Gemini-backed chat assistant that only answers from grounded portfolio content, eight playable mini-games, and a long-form /scrollable view with a globe of life locations. Strict TypeScript, Tailwind CSS variables for theming, Vitest + Playwright tests, Lighthouse CI, and bundle-size budgets enforced on every PR. Content (projects, photos, talking points) is file-based JSON and rebuilt automatically by an update-portfolio agent skill.

Tech

Media

Links

Next.jsReactTypeScriptThree.js@react-three/fibermatter-js

Source

Hackathon

ShoulderCupid

📁

Wearable AI dating coach — ESP32-CAM smart glasses extract emotional cues, AI whispers contextual advice through earbuds. Won MLH Best Use of Solana at MakeUofT 2026.

ArduinoC++ESP32-CAMPython

Feb 2026 · 1 media surface

AI & Software

bento-ya

📁

Tauri desktop app for orchestrating AI coding agents — a kanban board where columns are pipeline stages with trigger-driven automation.

RustTauriTypeScriptReact

2026 · 1 media surface

VR/AR

Kenesis — AR Gesture Controlled Robot

🥽

Modular robot controlled through Snap Spectacles AR — finger gestures move and grab objects in the physical world with sub-100ms latency. Built at Hack the North 2025.

JavaScriptPythonJetson NanoDocker

Sep 2025 · 1 media surface

AI & Robotics

Expressive AI Robot Head

🤖

ROS2 robotic head that fuses LLM reasoning, speech, vision, and 12-servo control to push AI from text into physical interaction. Submitted as 'MaidReal Head' to the OpenAI Open Model Hackathon.

PythonPyTorchCUDAllama.cpp

Sep 2025 · 1 media surface

Robotics

Robotic Arm Puppeteer

🦾

Python + ROS2 control and calibration toolkit for the OpenArm platform — multi-camera AprilTag perception, Dynamixel motor SDK integration, and a Flask + Three.js web UI for live calibration.

PythonROS2OpenCVAprilTag

Aug 2025 · 2 media surfaces

Hackathon

SnapFire

📁

A dart launcher that wakes you up. OpenCV face detection + Raspberry Pi + salvaged Roomba motors aim and fire at a sleeping target. Won Wolfram Alpha Award + Staff Picks at AliceHacks.

PythonOpenCVRaspberry PiOnShape

Nov 2023 · 1 media surface

Experience & Education

WorkDec 2025 - Present

Software Engineer

Hamming AI

Austin, Texas, United States

YC S24 startup building AI-powered developer tools.

PythonAI/MLFull Stack

WorkJun 2025 - Aug 2025

Robotics Engineer

Reazon Human Interaction Lab

Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

Designed lightweight exoskeleton wrist controller with Dynamixel actuators. Built multi-camera AprilTag tracking system with 20% accuracy improvement. Developed interactive Three.js web interface for remote calibration.

PythonROS2Fusion 360Three.jsOpenCV

WorkSep 2024 - Apr 2025

Hardware Developer

Midnight Sun

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Designed and routed double-layer PCBs for controller subsystem. Maintained 0 ERC/DRC violations across all layers. Soldered and tested multiple SMD boards including IMU and power control circuits.

Altium DesignerPCB DesignSolderingOscilloscope

WorkSep 2022 - Jan 2023

Front-End Developer

Zenith Energy Corporation

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Developed and deployed client-facing e-commerce sites on Wix and Shopify. Reduced handover time with modular templates and simplified CMS workflows. Created cohesive brand identity with custom graphics.

JavaScriptShopifyWixAdobe Photoshop

EducationSept 2024 - Present

BASc in Computer Engineering

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

I build robots that think

About Me

Robotics-first work, with the software and hardware depth to back it up.

bentOS — This Portfolio

ShoulderCupid

bento-ya

Kenesis — AR Gesture Controlled Robot

Expressive AI Robot Head

Robotic Arm Puppeteer

SnapFire

Experience & Education

Software Engineer

Robotics Engineer

Hardware Developer

Front-End Developer

BASc in Computer Engineering

Skills & Technologies

About Me

Robotics-first work, with the software and hardware depth to back it up.

bentOS — This Portfolio

ShoulderCupid

bento-ya

Kenesis — AR Gesture Controlled Robot

Expressive AI Robot Head

Robotic Arm Puppeteer

SnapFire

Experience & Education

Software Engineer

Robotics Engineer

Hardware Developer

Front-End Developer

BASc in Computer Engineering