Luke Qin

Luke Qin

Hi, I'm Luke Qin.

I'd like to build the future.

Being a maker at heart, I am passionate about building things that make a difference.

I have experience in designing and building both hardware and software systems; I have worked on projects ranging from programming industrial robots, to developing firmware for a student-designed rocket, to leveraging computer vision to automate 3D printing.

Beyond academics, you'll find me performing bands such as Pink Floyd on my electric guitar.

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Projects I've Built

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More Projects

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WheelyWise - Hack The 6ix 2025

A hands-free shopping assistant for the visually impared that follows the user, recognizes store products and responds to shopping questions out loud.

  • YOLOv11
  • MediaPipe
  • OpenCV
  • Gemini API
  • Raspberry Pi
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Fetch Robot

OpenCV Fetch Robot

Developed and built an autonomous Raspberry Pi robot that leverages OpenCV to follow individuals, detect dropped objects, then retrieve and return objects using a camera and ultrasonic sensors.

  • OpenCV
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Python/Jupyter Notebook
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3D Printed SpaceX Starship Model

3D Printed SpaceX Starship Model

Modeled, prototyped and 3D printed a 1:100 SpaceX Starship model. The model was designed in SolidWorks using parametric design, and was prototyped using rapid iteration.

  • SolidWorks
  • 3D Printing
  • Prototyping
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matches.io - Hack The North 2024

An all-in-one job search platform that uses Cohere's semantic search to compare your resume with job postings, and ranks available jobs based on a similarity score.

  • Semantic Search
  • Cohere LLM
  • HTML/CSS
  • React
  • MySQL
devpost demo
Sensor-Guiided Robot

Vending Machine Robot

Dispenses canned drinks using a 2.5-axis traversal mechanism with powered pulleys, guided carriages, and automatic homing calibration. Uses an inventory tracking system to prevent out-of-stock vending.

  • Mech Design
  • C
  • Analysis/Reporting
Component Chute

Robotic Cell Component Chute

Chute for parts to be always ready for assembly to reduce periodic work and improved production efficiency. Designed in SolidWorks with manufacturing drawing and BOM, and took precise measurements of the surrounding cell.

  • SolidWorks
  • Industrial Design
  • Continous Improvement

Where I've Worked

Software & Systems Test Engineer @ Teledyna FLIR Defense

May 2025 - Aug 2025

Took ownership of top-priority tech demo, taking a leading role in planning and collaborating with cross-functional teams on risk mitigation to secure follow-on contracts.

Built a real-time 3D aircraft telemetry visualization to identify anomalies instantly and reduce debug time.

Firmware Engineer @ Waterloo Rocketry

Sep 2024 - Present

Implemented IMU state estimation and sensor fusion in STM32 based on filtering algorithms for rocket canards to maintain orientation.

Led development of automated hardware testing systems to evaluate sensor fusion to validate IMU precison and error handling.

Conducted STM32 performance analysis and developed driver-level guards to mitigate hardware bottlenecks.

Managing Engineer @ UWaterloo Rapid Prototyping Centre

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

Enhanced speed of printing process by up to 40% while reducing failures by 25%.

Interfaced all printers to network, enabling monitoring and usage optimizations.

Designed continuous printing technique to allow 24/7 usage with modeling in SolidWorks FEA. Used computer vision model in OpenCV to detect and stop failures.

Software & Electrical Engineer @ Martinrea International

Jan 2024 - May 2024

Designed PLC-controlled pneumatic systems in SolidWorks to improve safety & prevent asset damage. Continuously improved design cost efficiency, resulting in a 50% cost reduction from initial projections.

Full-stack development of mobile & desktop apps using Python, SQL and Microsoft PowerBI, created data visualizations that enabled management to identify and eliminate production bottlenecks.

Product Dev Intern @ Lexi Valley

Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

Independently researched & designed Raspberry Pi cases in Fusion360 for high volume manufacturing to reduce material usage by 21%.

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