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MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Hello, I'm Hiro.

ME @ Georgia Tech

Passionate about hands-on engineering, robotics, and designing creative solutions to real-world problems.

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hiro@gatech.edu

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ABOUT

Currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. I build robots, design CAD models, and ship software — often all at once.

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Space Robotics Lab @ Keio University

Research Intern

Summer 2024

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Jaybots FTC Robotics Team @ John Jay High School

CAD Lead & Vice President

Fall 2021 – Spring 2025

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RoboJackets @ Georgia Tech

Member — RoboCup & RoboNav

Fall 2025 – Present

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The Environmental Defense Initiative (NPO)

Chief Technology Officer

Summer 2024 – Present

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Hero Utilities

A collection of open source CAD utilities to help aspiring engineers with creating complex parts. My project is able to create custom parts such as gears — which often require complex math and lots of design iteration — with just a few inputs.

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Center Stage

Designed in my second year as CAD Lead. The Jaybots website features all the awards our team won with this robot. This year we experimented with rendering robot designs in Blender to produce high-quality presentation assets.

RoboticsCADFTC

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Power Play

After a year of experience I was elected as the sole CAD Lead/Architect for varsity team Jaybots FTC #16700. This robot was designed entirely by me and won several awards throughout the season.

RoboticsCADFTC

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Freight Frenzy

My first introduction to CAD and robotics design. This robot was designed entirely by me in my freshman year. Our rookie team (Bluebird Robotics FTC #20807) made it to the regional competition.

RoboticsCADFTC

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I'm actively seeking internships, research opportunities, and collaborative projects in mechanical engineering and robotics. If you have an exciting opportunity, I'd love to hear from you.