Open RoboticsKey People
Connor Shannon
Founder, Senior Advisor
5th Year Engineering Physics
I am a 5th year Engineering Physics student with a passion for science, technology, music, and nature. I have been involved with the team since I started at UBC. I have been responsible for doing a l... read more.
Devon Ash
Founder, Software Architect
2nd Year BSc. Computer Science, University of British Columbia
Maxim Prokopenko
Electrical Lead
3rd year Electrical Engineering
I'm interested in firmware, schematic capture and PCB design, control implementation, communication protocols, and lots more. As the Open Robotics electrical lead I'm working on implementing a traini... read more.
Jonathan Moore
Founder, Senior Advisor
4th Year Engineering Physics
As a student engineer, I am extremely excited about advancements in AI. This excitement has motivated me to lead the development of the V2 robotic platform. The goal of V2 is to provide a robust syst... read more.
Reily Blackner
3rd year Engineering Physics
I am currently designing a versatile robotic hand as part of the UBC Open Robotics team and grasper sub-team. I am a 3rdyear engineering physics student at the University of British Columbia. I have ... read more.
Evelyn Cranston
Communications Lead
3rd year Environmental Geography
As Communications lead, I do all the design and social media for Open Robotics. I currently work at UBC Studios in post-production film editing and Digital Media print services. I like funky music, ta... read more.
Jonathan Chapple
Software Engineer, Web Administrator/Developer
3rd Year Engineering Physics
Hi, I'm an Engineering Physics student with a knack for programming. While I enjoy working on electrical and mechanical projects my affinity is software. I can wrap my head around concepts and grasp s... read more.
Cole Spooner
3rd Year Engineering Physics - Mechanical Option
I am a 4th year engineering physics student with a passion for mechanical design. I am leading the design for the robot head, which will be capable of pan-tilt motion and house all the 3D sensors and ... read more.
Aftab Narsimhan
Software Engineer
3rd Year Biomedical Electrical Engineering
I am currently a third year student at UBC, studying Electrical Engineering in the Biomedical Option. I recently started my coop at Kardium Inc. as an Automation engineer, where I'll be doing a lot... read more.
Jonathan Harrison
Finance and Funding Lead
4th year Commerce
With Open Robotics, I am currently driving the of funding and admin behind the team. I study Supply Chain Management at UBC as a Commerce Undergraduate Co-op. My most recent work experience had me on ... read more.
Ben Mattison
3rd year Engineering Physics - Electrical Option
I am in third year Engineering Physics (Electrical Option) and have worked on the Pan-Tilt head mechanism for the robot. As part of co-op, I worked at the UBC Centre for Hip Health and Mobility as a ... read more.
Jesse Falconer
1st Year
Mechanical:
Currently assisting in basic head/face prototyping, design and fabrication.
Other:
Working on completing a tutorial for using the resources available to O... read more.
Kakit Cheung
Project Coordinator
Engineering Physics (4th year)
I was a member of the original team back when it was called Thunderbots@Home during my first year at UBC in 2012. I started the Vex UBC robotics team, which competed in the Vex World Championships in ... read more.
John He
3rd Year Computer Science
Hi, I joined Open Robotics in my third year at UBC. Since then, I have learned ROS, helped to make a virtual model of the robot, and met great people along the way. I look forward to learning more and... read more.
Sean McConnell
Engineering Physics
I am a second year engineering student at UBC majoring in Engineering Physics. Through Open Robotics I wish to develop technical skills and make meaningful connections through teamwork.
Adrien Guichet
3rd Year Mechanical - Mechatronics
Jessica Ha
1st Year Science
Christian Schroeder
1st Year Engineering
Dante Cerron Tantalean
2nd Year Computer Science
Han-Yu (Tiffany) Lee
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
Horace Yu
2nd Year Mechanical Engineering
Naghmeh Zaghi
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics Option)
Justin Park
1st Year Engineering STudent
Kevin Jayamanna
4th Year Combined Honours Computer Science and Physics
Joey Limmena
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics Option)
I am a mechanical engineering student specializing in the mechatronics option. All my life, I've been fascinated with design and technology, leading me to pursue visual arts and graphic design from a ... read more.
Chris Chiu
2nd Year Mechanical Engineering
I am in the Mech 2 program at UBC and am very interested in robotics and design. I helped cut the chassis for the V2 Drivetrain last year and this year I am looking forwards to joining a team and lear... read more.
Charles Clayton
3rd Year Electrical Engineering
I like reusable code, automating tasks, visualizing data, and drinking really bad coffee. I joined Open Robotics because it integrates a variety of different skills. I'm new to the club but I hope to ... read more.
David Jung
2nd Year Computer Engineering