Alex Sleat
Technical Facility Manager - Robotics Living Lab at The Manchester Metropolitan University
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlex Sleat is a technical facility manager and robotics engineer with 15 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning user research, embedded systems, and human-centred robotics in academic and industrial settings. He combines hands-on software skills (Python, C/C++, C#, JavaScript, ROS, Docker, Unity, OpenCV) with proven practice running co-design and accessibility-driven user research to turn qualitative insights into implemented robotic solutions. His career includes roles at leading labs and institutions—Bristol Robotics Lab, KTH, The National Robotarium—and now managing a Robotics Living Lab at Manchester Metropolitan University. Comfortable bridging research and operations, he frequently prototypes end-to-end systems from microcontroller firmware to cloud-hosted services and interactive simulations. A practical educator and collaborator, he has a record of supporting students and partners through teaching, lab supervision, and technical facilitation.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) by Research, Robotics, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc) by Research, Robotics, Distinction at University of the West of EnglandSmestow School
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Github Skills (12)
init6
docker6
linux6
docker-compose6
subscriber6
cassandra6
ros6
python6
publisher6
grid5
benchmark1
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
alexsleat/scripts
Dec 2016 - Jan 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
alexsleat/CodeSamples
Nov 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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