Hi, I'm Alex Chen

Robotics Engineer building the future of autonomous systems

San Francisco, CA
8+ years experience

My Mission

I believe robotics should be accessible to everyone, not just those with PhD-level knowledge. Too many brilliant minds get stuck on setup, configuration, and the "getting started" phase.

That's why I created RoboSmiths – to share battle-tested solutions, practical tutorials, and real-world insights from someone who's been in the trenches of robotics development.

My goal is simple: help you avoid the common pitfalls and spend more time building amazing robots.

Professional Experience

Senior Robotics Engineer

Autonomous Systems Inc.

2022 - Present

Leading development of digital twins and AI agents for industrial automation. Built simulation pipelines serving 50+ production robots.

Key Achievements:

  • Reduced robot deployment time by 60% through digital twin validation
  • Implemented ML-based predictive maintenance saving $2M annually
  • Led team of 8 engineers on multi-robot coordination systems

Robotics Software Developer

TechRobotics Solutions

2020 - 2022

Developed ROS2-based navigation and SLAM systems for warehouse automation robots.

Key Achievements:

  • Built custom SLAM algorithm improving localization accuracy by 40%
  • Deployed 200+ autonomous mobile robots across 15 facilities
  • Created open-source ROS2 packages with 1000+ GitHub stars

Research Assistant

University Robotics Lab

2018 - 2020

Researched computer vision and machine learning applications in robotics.

Key Achievements:

  • Published 6 papers in top-tier robotics conferences
  • Developed novel object detection algorithms for manipulation
  • Won "Best Student Paper" at ICRA 2019

Technical Skills

ROS2 & ROS195%
Python & C++90%
Gazebo & Isaac Sim85%
SLAM & Navigation88%
Computer Vision82%
Machine Learning80%
Docker & DevOps75%
Hardware Integration78%

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services

2023

NVIDIA DLI Deep Learning Certification

NVIDIA

2022

Google Cloud Professional ML Engineer

Google Cloud

2021

By the Numbers

8+
Years Experience
500+
Robots Deployed
50k+
Tutorial Readers
15
Open Source Projects

Let's Connect

Have questions about robotics? Want to collaborate on a project? Or just want to chat about the latest in autonomous systems?