Robotics Engineer

Linus

Kim 김리노

Graduate Researcher building and controlling humanoids at Human Centered Robotics Lab @ UT Austin

I swim, dive, surf, play tennis, and explore. But my robot walks, hopefully cooks, or... idk do something.

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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

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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.

RL Isaac Lab ROS2 EtherCAT SolidWorks
BreathIQ

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.

Medical DevicePCAPython
NeuFinger

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.

Cable ActuationForce Estimation
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Projects

BattleBot

BattleBot

Course Project

Designed and built a battle robot. Validated the design with FEA and iterated through prototypes until it stopped breaking.

FEASolidWorksCNC
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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.

Raspberry PiPythonMechanism Design
Cookie Dipper

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.

MATLABPython
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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.

OpenCVDlibPython
Racecar

Racecar

Project

Built a remote-controlled racing vehicle and drove it around a track.

ElectronicsMechanical Design
Portable AED

Portable Wearable AED

Design Project

Designed a 2-piece portable AED that lifeguards can wear as a wristwatch for rapid deployment in emergencies.

Medical DeviceWearableSolidWorks
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Contact

Email lkim23@utexas.edu lklinus0926@gmail.com
Phone (512) 299-8254
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