Summary
Richard Ding is a mechatronics engineering student at the University of Waterloo with nine years of hands-on experience building robotics, sensing, and control systems. He combines research roles in soft robotics, biomechanics, and autonomous navigation with industry experience developing a patent-pending smart sensing product that slashed costs 75% and targets high-volume automotive production. Skilled in embedded hardware, FEA, vision-based control, and data pipelines (Python/MATLAB/CAN/IMU), he repeatedly accelerates development and QC timelines through integrated mechanical–electrical solutions. Soon to join Harvard as a research intern, he brings a practical focus on autonomy for hazardous and labor-intensive tasks and an uncommon track record of taking concepts from prototype to production-facing designs.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
London Central Secondary School
BASc., Mechatronics Engineering, BASc., Mechatronics Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, Chinese