Haoran Zhao
Sr. Robotics Software Engineer at Zimmer Biomet
Cypress, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHaoran Zhao is a senior robotics software engineer with nine years of experience blending academic rigor and product-focused development in medical and industrial robotics. With a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Houston, he has led control, perception, and navigation projects—from milli-scale magnetic swimmers and MRI-guided manipulators to UR3-based pick-and-place systems—using ROS, C++, MATLAB, Python, and embedded controllers. He has transitioned research prototypes into commercial contexts across companies like aescape, Monogram Technologies, and now Zimmer Biomet, focusing on practical surgical robotics solutions. Haoran’s background includes advanced control approaches (MRAC, PI/orientation controllers) and real-time instrumentation work with LabVIEW and NI controllers, giving him strong systems and hardware-in-the-loop experience. Based in Cypress, Texas, he combines hands-on firmware and algorithm design with experience in ultrasound and vision feedback integration—an uncommon mix that accelerates bringing delicate manipulation tasks from lab demos to clinic-ready products.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.7 / 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.7 / 4.0 at University of HoustonBachelor Degree, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor Degree, Electrical Engineering at Beijing Technology & Business University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (32)
vacuum10
ros-driver10
gazebosim9
robotics9
simulation9
ignition9
robot-simulator9
robot9
gazebo-simulator9
motion-planning9
ros9
robotics-simulation9
urdf8
usb8
adaptor8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Haoran-Zhao/Deep-Learning-for-Time-Series-Forecasting
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020
Contributions:21 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
Haoran-Zhao/US_UR3
Oct 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:68 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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