// hello, world

hi, i'm ethan.

Robotics & AI @ UCL

I build intelligent systems that bridge the gap between software and the physical world. Focused on autonomous robotics, legged robotics, and cool things.

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// projects

UKSEDS Olympus Rover Trials

Awarded Best CDR Report as Mechanical Design Lead for "Gut Genug", an autonomous rover that maps a pit and collects sand samples — designed and 3D-printed its rotary bucket drum sampling system in Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 · 3D Printing · DfM

Inverted Pendulum Cart

A non-linear Python simulation and physical Arduino build of an inverted pendulum cart, using LQR/Pole Placement control and a multi-sensor Kalman filter to catch and recover a falling pendulum.

Python · SciPy · Arduino · Kalman Filter

Gomoku Reinforcement Learning

An AlphaZero-based reinforcement learning agent for Gomoku, combining a dual-headed ResNet with Monte Carlo Tree Search and an 11-level self-play curriculum to master a 10⁵⁰-state game.

ResNet · MCTS · DQN · NumPy

BiegSam Autonomous Robot

An autonomous multi-terrain robot built in six weeks, combining line tracking, wall following and stair climbing via a closed-loop control system with ultrasonic and reflectance sensors.

CAD · C · Arduino

Smart Fan System

A team-built smart fan system that adjusts RPM based on proximity, temperature and orientation, prototyped with soldering, laser cutting and 3D printing.

Arduino · 3D Printing

// experience

Robotics Software Developer

UCL Industry Project with Laelaps AI

Mar 2026 — Jul 2026

ROS 2 · PettingZoo · PyTorch · Gazebo

›Developed a sim-to-real Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) pipeline for Unitree Go2 quadrupeds in partnership with Laelaps AI.
›Designed centralised training, decentralised execution (CTDE) policies using PettingZoo and PyTorch. Tested on 2 quadrupeds in Gazebo simulation.
›Engineered a robust ROS 2 Humble overlay framework integrating ros_gz_bridge and gz_ros2_control to cleanly decouple 2D occupancy-grid training from 3D physics execution.

Technical Officer

UCL Robotics Society

Jul 2026 — Present

Astro · Cloudflare Pages · DNS

›Took over as lead developer of uclrobotics.com from the previous maintainer, redesigning and rebuilding the site in Astro to modernise its layout, content, and navigation.
›Migrated hosting to Cloudflare Pages and resolved custom domain and DNS configuration issues, including a .co.uk to .com redirect, to bring the new site live under the primary domain.

Coding Teacher

BlueShift Education, London

Sep 2025 — Jul 2026

Python · Scratch · MakeCode Arcade

›Mentored groups of ≈15 students, fostering an engaging learning environment and providing 1-on-1 technical support to debug Scratch, Python and MakeCode Arcade code.

Hybrid Work Experience Programme

Capgemini, London

Apr 2023

Agile · SAP

›Observed the application of agile methodologies and the role of ERP systems (SAP) in managing large-scale data
›Collaborated in a group to research a sample business case and pitch findings to industry mentors

// tech stack

Programming

›Python
›C
›JavaScript
›HTML
›CSS
›SQL

Tools & Frameworks

›Arduino
›Fusion 360
›Git
›GNU/Linux
›MATLAB
›Simulink
›Node.js
›Pandas
›Scikit-learn
›ROS 2
›Gazebo

// education

MEng Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

University College London

2024 — 2028

AAA in Maths, Physics, Computer Science

Trinity School Croydon

›A* in EPQ on AI integration in social media algorithms
›12 GCSE Grade 9

2022 — 2024