HRC Lab | NTHU

Yi-Ting Lai

Focused on Reinforcement Learning + Isaac Sim + ROS2 so robots can collaborate more intelligently in the real world.

I'm

About Me

Robotics researcher bridging software and hardware, with a systems-integration mindset to land research in the real world.

Profile

Graduate researcher at NTHU Human-Robot Collaboration Lab, studying RL control strategies in Isaac Sim with ROS2 integration. Interned at ITRI Q200 Mobility Robotics on the bionic panda and medical AMR projects; built a low-power indoor UAV and an AIOT sensing proposal, blending simulation, control, and perception.

  • Base: Hsinchu, Taiwan | Remote friendly
  • Email: laiting1202vip@gmail.com
  • Portfolio: Available on request
  • Focus: Robotics / RL / Simulation
  • Availability: Research / Internship / Collaboration
  • Languages: Chinese | English
ROS2Isaac SimReinforcement LearningC++ / PythonSLAMOpenCVUnity

Skills

Toolkit changes with projects; these are the most used stacks.

Python / ML 85%
ROS2 / SLAM 80%
Embedded / Arduino 70%
Unity / Simulation 72%
Control & Planning 75%
Tech writing & docs 80%

Projects

Three recent works - what problem, how I built it, and the outcome.

ITRI Q200 mobile robotics

Robotics

ITRI Q200 Internship

Mobility Robotics Division: bionic panda and medical AMR, building decision pipelines from simulation to real robots.

  • py_trees behavior trees + sensor-fusion navigation
  • Event grading decisions: stop / detour / replan
  • Repeatable testing in Gazebo & RViz
Indoor UAV project

Research

Low-power Indoor UAV

NSC undergraduate project: quiet, power-efficient indoor UAV with vision and SLAM using helium buoyancy.

  • Microcontroller + motor control + vision recognition
  • Indoor hovering and path localization
  • Funded by National Science Council
AIOT proposal

Competition

AIOT Sensing Proposal

Finalist in Hsinchu Science Park AI+IOT competition; proposed positioning + sensing product concept.

  • GPS / sensor data PoC
  • Entered finals as a high-school team
  • Later helped create teaching materials
CityScience Lab UROP

Research

CityScience Lab UROP

UROP with Taipei Tech & MIT CityScience Lab: data-driven urban simulations and prototyping for interactive city models.

  • Built interactive city models with sensing/visualization
  • Explored control + simulation workflows for mobility
  • Worked with cross-disciplinary MIT/Taipei Tech team

Resume

Condensed experience; full resume available on request.

Experience

Graduate Researcher, HRC Lab

2025 - Now

National Tsing Hua University

  • Isaac Sim + RL control strategy research
  • Simulation-to-real integration environments
  • Focus on human-robot collaboration scenarios

Mobile Robotics Intern, ITRI Q200

2024
  • Behavior tree and navigation module development
  • Decision logic for medical AMR obstacle events
  • Testing flows in Gazebo/RViz

Education

M.S. (in progress), Electrical Engineering

2025 - Now

National Tsing Hua University | Human-Robot Collaboration Lab

Research: Isaac Sim, reinforcement learning, control systems.

B.S., Electrical Engineering

2023 - 2025

National Taipei University of Technology

Project: low-power indoor UAV; Outstanding Project Award.

Electronics (transfer)

2021 - 2023

Chang Gung University

Multiple academic honors; class representative and club officer.

Contact

For collaborations, internships, or research discussions, drop me a note.

Base

Taiwan | Remote

Email

laiting1202vip@gmail.com

Response time

1-2 business days

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