Robotics hardware & research.
I’m Victor, a maker and engineer, currently building robots at Weave.
Robotics projects
6 projectsFrom early legged robots to integrated joints and miniature actuators.
- 2026
Actuation · Mechanical design01CORActuator
An integrated robotic joint combining a 20:1 cycloidal transmission, hollow-shaft sensing, and a custom STM32 motor controller.
2026In development - 2026
Power electronics · Embedded control02CORA-L motor controller
A compact motor controller developed through component optimization and board revisions, with STM32G473 FOC, three-phase current sensing, and chainable power and CAN.
2026Hardware & firmware development - 2026
Electromagnetics · PCB design04PCB axial-flux motors
A 20 mm motor concept for robot fingers, with parametric PCB windings, field analysis, and a compact dual-rotor prototype package.
2026Prototype design & simulation - 2023
Mechanical systems · Design for manufacture12Package-reloading conveyor
A fabricated package-reloading conveyor for repeated robot-cell testing at Ambi Robotics, with flow prototyping and integrated jam detection.
2023Built & handed off - 2021–2023
Mechanism design · Prototyping073D-printed robotic actuators
Successive cycloidal and planetary robotic joints, with parametric gearing, integrated sensing, and physical backdrivability tests.
2021–2023Physical prototypes - 2021
Legged robotics · Kinematics1112-DOF quadrupeds
Two 12-DOF servo quadrupeds: a walking and turning Wi-Fi-controlled team build, followed by a lighter-packaged chassis with a RealSense camera.
2021Physical prototypes
3D printing
4 projectsMachines, extrusion systems, and experiments in automated calibration.
- 2023
Additive manufacturing · Thermal systems05Hot Belty
An enclosed conveyor-belt printer with custom chamber heating, developed and built at FAST Lab for high-temperature additive manufacturing.
2023Built prototype - 2023
Experimental hardware · Optimization10FDM Printing Optimization
An instrumented Prusa MK3S combining load cells, camera measurement, and a particle-swarm workflow for automated print calibration.
2023Research prototype - 2022
Mechanism design · Food printing09Pastruder
A geared peristaltic extruder for viscous paste, tested with a 60% bean-powder formulation and integrated into a four-extruder printer.
2022Built & tested - 2020
Machine design · Firmware08Custom conveyor-belt printer
A custom CoreXY conveyor printer, developed from mechanical CAD through Marlin integration and repeated benchmark prints.
2020Built & printing
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4 projectsMotor simulation, propulsion, sensing, and control experiments.
- 2026
Motor design · Simulation03BLDC Design Studio
A motor-design workbench connecting winding geometry, nonlinear field analysis, drive electronics, and torque–speed performance.
2026Simulation workbench - 2024–present
Sensing · Electronics06Magnetic encoder development
Custom magnetic encoder hardware and firmware for calibrated rotary feedback, developed around the hollow-shaft packaging of compact actuators.
2024–presentBoard & firmware prototypes - 2021–2023
Electromagnetics · Team engineering13Linear induction motor
Double-sided linear induction motor development with Western Trillium Hyperloop, connecting electromagnetic simulation, component selection, and prototype hardware.
2021–2023Prototype & simulation - c. 2020
Motor control · Embedded systems14Budget BLDC motor control
An adapted BLDC motor running encoder-commutated, voltage-based FOC with SimpleFOC, built from a CAD $20 motor and controller.
c. 2020Working prototype