Robotics Engineer Intern & Automation Graduate

LAI DUC THUAT

* Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

Short-term: Utilize a research-oriented mindset (AI, ROS2) and practical hardware experience to directly contribute to the development of robotic systems in a corporate environment. Long-term: Become a full-stack Robotics Engineer capable of mastering the entire technological product lifecycle, from conceptual design to physical deployment and operation on the factory floor. EDUCATION

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE) 2022 – 2026 Major: Control Engineering and Automation Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

– GPA: 3.54 / 4.0

– Achievements: Academic Encouragement Scholarship for Semester 1 & 2 (2023-2024). WORK EXPERIENCE

ABB Robotics Vietnam (RASC) 06/2025 – 09/2025

Robotics Application Engineer Intern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

– Learned and utilized RobotStudio and Pickmaster PowerPac3 to program, design solutions, and simulate real-world projects for clients.

– Directly operated and controlled physical industrial robots, successfully deploying tasks such as Conveyor Tracking.

– Assisted in hardware deployment for projects: executed wiring and integrated various sensors with robot controllers. HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Graduation Thesis: Mixed-Case Palletizing Algorithm on Industrial Robots 01/2026 – 07/2026

– Project Overview: Developed an automated robotic system to recognize, classify, and place boxes of various sizes onto pallets using a Yaskawa GP7 robot.

– Palletizing Algorithm: Developed a 3D bin packing algorithm combining heuristic methods and Reinforcement Learning (PPO) to calculate optimal box placement.

– Vision System: Integrated 2 RGB-D cameras, utilizing OpenCV and YOLOv8 to extract coordinates and dimensions of boxes on a dynamic conveyor, while processing point clouds to monitor pallet status.

– Motion Planning: Built a control system on ROS2, using MoveIt2 (with OMPL, FCL) for dynamic trajectory planning and obstacle avoidance, and tested the workflow in Gazebo simulation.

– System Integration: Established synchronous communication and control between the central computer and robot hardware via the microROS-motoROS2 protocol.

– Sim-to-Real Deployment: Built and evaluated the entire system in a simulated environment (Gazebo) before successfully deploying it on the physical Yaskawa GP7 industrial robot.

– Video Demo: Watch system operation process Å

Robotics Project: 5-DOF Robotic Arm for Product Sorting 08/2025 – 12/2025

– Project Overview: Researched and manufactured a 5-DOF robotic arm system for product recognition and sorting based on ROS2.

– Mechanical Design: Designed the mechanical structure of the robotic arm using SolidWorks.

– Hardware Deployment: Used STM32 microcontroller as the central controller, integrated and operated Mitsubishi Servo, Stepper motors, and harmonic drives.

– Vision System: Developed a webcam-based vision system applying image processing algorithms to sort blocks by color, and trained a YOLOv8 model to classify product types.

– Control (ROS2): Managed control nodes and simulation in Gazebo, developed a hardware interface to establish stable UART communication between the central PC and the STM32 microcontroller.

– Video Demo: Watch system operation process Å

– Achievement: Lead author of the scientific paper "Development of a 5-DOF Robotic Arm Using YOLO for Product Sorting" (Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the IEEE GTSD 2026 International Conference). TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C/C++, Python

Systems & Platforms: ROS2, Linux (Ubuntu), VS Code Industrial & Simulation Software: Gazebo, RViz, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, ABB RobotStudio, Pickmaster PowerPac3, MotoSIM EG-VRC, SolidWorks

AI & Algorithms: Reinforcement Learning (PPO), Computer Vision (YOLOv8, OpenCV), Motion Planning (MoveIt2) Hardware & Control: Industrial Robots (Yaskawa, ABB), PLC (Siemens, Mitsubishi, Yaskawa), Microcontrollers (STM32), Motors (Servo, Stepper)

Languages: English (TOEIC 585, capable of reading technical documentation) EXTRACURRICULAR & ACHIEVEMENTS

Robotics and Intelligent Control Lab (RIC Lab) at HCMUTE 2025 – Present Member

– Studied, researched, and developed robotics solutions (ROS2, AI) under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Thien.

Competitions: Finalist in Yaskawa Motion Challenge; Team member in Robotics Humanoid Competition (UBTECH).

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