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Wyatt Harris

Masters Student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Robotics Engineering

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I'm a student at Worcester Polytechnic Insitute completing a MS in Robotics Engineering


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Capstone Project: Automated Chess Board

Created robotics chess board that automatically responds to your moves by moving pieces magnetically. Developed custom AI chess engines that can be tuned on any players Chess.com data to replicate their play style.

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Major Qualifying Project: Quadruped Stair Climbing

Implemented autonomous stair climbing capabilities on the quadruped Unitree Go1 robot. Installed Livox Mid 360 onto the robot to increase sensing capabilities, adjusted URDF accordingly. Integrated FAST-LIO SLAM into C++ Kalman filter state estimation of OCS2 based NMPC-WBC framework. Updated robot centric elevation mapping based ROS package to use improved odometry to reduce drift.

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Unified Robotics III: Pick and Place Robotic Arm

I programmed a 4 degree of freedom robotic arm to pick up and sorts balls by color. A camera recognizes balls and other objects with an Image Processing Pipeline created in Matlab. The arm is controlled with forward and inverse kinematics as well as polynomial trajectory planning.

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Unified Robotics IV: SLAM Robot

I programmed a robot that will simultaneously localize itself, and map it's enviroment. It uses A* to navigate around available space. ROS is used to run the program on either the robot, or a simulation in gazebo, both of which are visualized in Rviz.

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Artificial Intelligence: Swarm Pathfinding Algorithms

I created swarm robot simulation software using python’s matplot and pygame. Our group replicated, analyzed, and compared 3 emerging swarm pathfinding algorithms. We published our results in the ICEIS.

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Software Engineering: Hospital Administration Application

I worked with a group of 10 using agile methodology in order to create a hospital administration software. The software includes service requests, pathfinding, and more.

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Unified Robotics II: Robot Swarm Solves Maze

I programmed and wired Romi Robots to navigate a maze with wall following, IR receivers, IMUs, a camera, and second order encoder approximations. The robots use information from a QR code in order to emit a signal to unlock a final gate.

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Unified Robotics I: Fourbar Mechanism

In order to move metal plates around different structures, my group and I created 2 romi four bar mechanisms to reach specific heights and angles.

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Grip Assist Glove

With the guidance of a WPI research professor, I led a small team to create a prototype robotic grip assist glove to help people with paralyzed hands. The hand can be controlled by voice from a wireless mobile app using BluetoothLE technology.

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Interactive Qualifying Project: Water Biofiltration

I traveled to Panama to complete a research project on water biofiltration. I worked with a sponsor from Batipa Field Station of OTEIMA University to research and develop a biofiltration system that can sustainably increase the reuse of greywater.

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Musical Robotics: Guitarduino

My team and I created a device to play a guitar using solenoids and linear actuators. The robot was capable of playing a pentatonic scale.

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Steam Workshop: Video Game Mod

I independently programmed and animated a character as an add-on for a video game using Aseprite and GML. The mod is currently available on Steam workshop and has over 2000 downloads.

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Experience

Robotics Engineering Intern

Neurala

At Tyson Build Plates, I programmed ABB GoFa CRB robot arms using RAPID to execute GCodes, respond to controller inputs, and communicate with my custom Node-RED dashboard via TCP.

Software Engineering Intern

Neurala

I developed and automated Python test suite for an Object Detection Pipeline. The tests ensure compatibility between a variety of frameworks, architectures, etc. As I created tests, I also identified, documented, and solved a variety of bugs detected. I utilized Jenkins and Docker to automate the test suite to regularly run on the codebase.

Prototyping Lab Assistant

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Makerspace

I oversaw 30+ 3D printers and lasercutters in WPI's student prototyping lab. I troubleshooted technical issues, managed the printer queue, and assisted other students using the lab.

Math Tutor

Mathnasium

I tutored students in a wide range of math subjects, from addition all the way to algebra. I tutored 2-3 students at a time, and wrote reports about their sessions for parents.

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Jan 2023 - May 2026

MS in Robotics Engineering

GPA: 4.0

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

August 2021 - May 2025

BS in Robotics Engineering

GPA: 3.97

  • Prototpying Lab Assistant
  • Rho Beta Epsilon Honor's Society
  • Club Ultimate Frisbee
  • Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity
  • Chess Club

Belmont High School

Sep 2017 - May 2021

High School Diploma

GPA: 3.9

  • Robotics Club Captain- FRC Team 6731
  • Entrepreneurship Club
  • Ultimate Frisbee Team

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Get in Touch

Email: harrisw522@gmail.com

Phone: 781-690-3302

Location: Belmont, MA