Linus Kim | 김리노
Graduate Robotics Researcher @ UT Austin Human Centered Robotics Lab
Building and controlling humanoids
I swim, dive, surf, play tennis, and explore. But my robot walks, hopefully cooks, or... idk do something.
About
If you didn't notice it from the name, I'm Korean.
I build humanoid robots at UT Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab under Dr. Luis Sentis. Basically, I design hardware, write code, and pray it doesn't fall over.
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Research
DRACO 4: Next-Generation Humanoid
Human Centered Robotics Lab
Development of a full-sized humanoid from the ground up. I'm doing everything—mechanical design, hardware integration, ROS2/EtherCAT communication stack, and RL-based morphology optimization in Isaac Lab.
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BreathIQ
Hutter Research Group
Multi-sensor respiratory monitoring device for COPD patients. Ran PCA on 50+ patient datasets and built a Python UI for real-time data collection.
NeuFinger
Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Robotics Lab
Cable-driven robotic finger platform for sensorless force estimation research. Built a 4 DOF system and designed the tensioner mechanisms.
Projects
Basketball Robot
Course Project
Built an 8-bar linkage pick-and-place mechanism to handle basketballs. Used Newton-Raphson for the kinematic analysis and designed a custom end effector.
Vision-Based Multi-Agent Control
Course Project
Built a real-time eye tracking system using OpenCV and Dlib with an SVM classifier to control multiple robots.
BattleBot
Course Project
Designed and built a battle robot. Validated the design with FEA and iterated through prototypes until it stopped breaking.
Cookie Dipper
Course Project
Built an 8-bar mechanism to pick Oreos, dip them in milk, and serve without getting your hands dirty. Demoed it at a live event with 100+ people.
Racecar
Project
Built a remote-controlled racing vehicle and drove it around a track.
Portable Wearable AED
Design Project
Designed a 2-piece portable AED that lifeguards can wear as a wristwatch for rapid deployment in emergencies.
