Akash Ajin
Thomas

Building machines that move, sense and balance.

University of Toronto · Engineering Science · AI Minor Robotics · Controls · Embedded Systems
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Selected Builds

LIVE SIMULATIONS · SCROLL TO STEP THROUGH
BRACKETBOT / NAVBOOTING
CHAIR IN DELIVER TO T+0.0s DRAG TO ORBIT
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BracketBot Simulation

SEP 2026 · PYTHON + MUJOCO

Wheelchair-assist robot: autonomous navigation and VR teleoperation.

PythonMuJoCoComputer VisionWebXR

Pick where the chair is and where it goes. Drag to orbit.

6-DOF ARM / IKHOMINGJ1 0° · J2 0° · J3 0°
J4 0° · J5 0° · J6 0%
STACK AT DRAG BLOCKS · SHIFT-DRAG TO LIFT · DRAG EMPTY SPACE TO ORBIT
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02 / 04

6-DOF Aluminum Robotic Arm

FEB 2026 – PRESENT · ARDUINO UNO

Six-axis aluminum arm driven by an Arduino Uno.

Arduino UnoRoboticsComputer Vision

Drag blocks, shift-drag to lift, pick a stack pad. Live joint angles, top right.

QUADCOPTER / CASCADED PIDHOVERX 0.0 · Y 1.4 · Z 0.0
TARGET 0.0 / 1.4 / 0.0 CLICK THE GROUND TO FLY THERE · SHIFT-DRAG THE MARKER FOR HEIGHT
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Attitude Control for Quadcopters

SEP – DEC 2025 · PID + NONLINEAR ODEs

PID flight controller derived from first-principles quadcopter dynamics.

PID ControlPythonNonlinear ODEs

Click the ground to send it somewhere. Best tune Kp 7.0 · Ki 0.8 · Kd 2.4. Under Kd 0.4 it tumbles. Wind on with Ki 0 parks it 1.7 m downwind.

GESTURE LINK / MPU6050AUTOPILOTLAP ——
BEST ——
DRAG TO TILT THE HAND
PITCH 0° · ROLL 0° THROTTLE 0% FINGERS DOWN = GO · ROLL = STEER
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Gesture-Controlled Car

OCT 2025 · MPU6050 + NRF24L01

Wrist-gesture RC car with onboard face recognition.

ArduinoRaspberry Pi PicoMPU6050NRF24L01C++

Pull up to go, roll to steer. Cross the line to start the clock. Boosts, ramps, sliding walls — and a cloud if you fall off.

More Builds

2023 – 2026
JAN – APR 2026

Fire Weather Monitoring System

Sensor and radio network feeding a Fire Probability Index.

SensorsRadio CommsData Filtering
AUG 2026 – PRESENT

Digital Wardrobe

Wardrobe app with a CV model for garment recognition and outfit pairing.

Web DevMachine LearningComputer Vision
JUN 2023

Solar-Powered Car

Custom chassis and drivetrain. Top 5 of 35 teams, De Montfort Dubai.

Chassis DesignDrivetrainCircuit Design

Experience

2025 – 2026

Student Engineer

UofT Robotics Association — Combat Team

Sep 2025 – Present
Toronto, ON
  • Redesigning “Agent P,” a 30 lb combat robot, for sumo.
  • Rebuilt its control and power circuits — drivers, sensors, ESCs.

Software Engineering Intern

STER-IOT

Jul – Aug 2026
Dubai, UAE
  • Python and SQL tooling for retrieving meter data.
  • On-site data collection and accuracy reporting.

Compliance Intern

Three Comma Capital

Jun – Aug 2025
Dubai, UAE
  • Reviewed AML policy against DFSA requirements.
  • Audited and redesigned the company website.

Education & Honors

2024 – 2029

University of Toronto

St. George Campus — Toronto, ON

BASc Engineering Science (PEY Co-op), Minor in AI. Sep 2024 – May 2029.

Leadership

Headboy — Student Council LeadJSS Private School, Dubai

Honors

Engineering Dean's ListWinter 2025
Engineering Dean's ListFall 2024

Technical Skills

Tools & Methods

Programming

PythonC / C++SQL (MySQL) MATLABSystemVerilogHTML / CSSRISC-V

Hardware & Electronics

ArduinoRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi Pico SensorsRadio & Bluetooth CommsLTspice

Design & Fabrication

OnshapeBlender3D Printing LatheMillDrill PressMachine Shop Safety

Controls & Machine Learning

PID ControlNonlinear ModellingModel Training Computer VisionOpenCVPyTorchROS2

About

Toronto ↔ Dubai

I'm an Engineering Science student at the University of Toronto, minoring in Artificial Intelligence. What holds my attention is the point where mechanical design, circuits, sensors, controls and software have to agree with each other — robotics hardware, embedded systems, electronics and mechatronics.

Simulations are useful, but what I actually want is the machine on the bench. I'm drawn to work where something gets designed, wired, tuned and then does the thing it was built to do.

BASED
Toronto, ON
ROOTS
Dubai, UAE
STUDYING
Eng Sci ’28 + PEY, AI Minor
FOCUS
Robotics · Controls · Embedded Systems
HANDS ON
Circuits · Sensors · Motors · Firmware