September 2026 – Present · 12-person team

VR-Controlled Modular Humanoid

A VR-controlled modular humanoid upper torso, exploring low-backlash actuator concepts and dual-arm packaging on a compact legless platform.

Overview

A 12-person TURTLE R&D team building VR-teleoperated upper-body subsystems that mimic human motion. The project is in early design.

I lead the arm subsystem: structure, actuator integration, and sensor integration for the robot’s two 5-DOF arms. Actuator design is owned separately. I’m also planning the integration of wrist IMUs with the VR headset and controller teleoperation system.

NASA's Centaur robot outdoors — NASA’s Centaur, one of our design references. Image: NASA.

More coming as the design develops.