Taehun Lim
Seoul, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolTaehun Lim is a robotics-focused software engineer based in Seoul with nine years of experience building ROS and ROS 2 systems in C/C++, Python, and Rust, and a strong DevOps and Git workflow background. He has hands-on expertise integrating sensors, control loops and simulation—contributing significant fixes and features to widely used Robotis projects like TurtleBot3 simulations, OpenManipulator, and dynamixel-workbench. His work spans embedded/IoT device drivers, Gazebo/MoveIt integration, state machines and ArUco marker handling, showing both low-level hardware fluency and higher-level robotics orchestration. Trained in robotics (BSc) and engineering mechanics (MSc), he combines academic rigor with practical open-source contributions that improve robot navigation, obstacle avoidance and tooling for the developer community.
9 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Engineering Mechanics, Master's degree, Engineering Mechanics at 광주과학기술원Bachelor's degree, Robotics, Bachelor's degree, Robotics at 광운대학교
English
Github Skills (27)
robotics10
c-language10
gazebosim10
controller10
navigationbar10
navigation-drawer10
controls10
sys10
html10
embedded10
serial-communication10
lidar10
cprogramming-language10
ros10
navigationview10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ROBOTIS-GIT/turtlebot3_simulations
Apr 2017 - Nov 2019
Simulations for TurtleBot3
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:159 commits, 56 PRs, 112 pushes in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Taehun made several commits focused on updating and enhancing the simulation environment for the TurtleBot3. Their contributions included modifications to the Gazebo plugin, adjustments to the robot's control loop, and integration of sensor data, particularly from the laser scanner and IMU. The changes involved code modifications in both the `turtlebot3_gazebo` and associated plugin files, indicating a hands-on role in simulating and controlling the robot's behavior within the Gazebo environment. They also added code to implement obstacle avoidance and navigation.
gazebopythonsimulationsrobotsimulation
ROBOTIS-GIT/open_manipulator
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
OpenManipulator for controlling in Gazebo and Moveit with ROS
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:423 commits, 55 PRs, 219 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Taehun primarily updated the OpenManipulator project by modifying existing code to incorporate new features. Their contributions included updating MoveIt! setup to connect the Gazebo and Moveit, modifying tool names, and updating control frequency. They also enhanced the project by adding code to handle ArUco marker data and implement state machine functionality within the project.
gazeboroboticsros2robotarduino
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