Robotics Engineer

Gavin Kenny

Building intelligent robotic systems with ROS2, computer vision, and embedded hardware.

Gavin Kenny

About Me

I'm Gavin, a robotics engineer passionate about bridging software intelligence with physical hardware. From pick-and-place robot arms to EMG-controlled prosthetics, I enjoy tackling hands-on engineering challenges. Rather than resisting the wave of automation and AI, I'm diving in — one project at a time.

Skills & Stack

ROS / ROS2
Python
C / C++
Computer Vision
YOLO / ML
Raspberry Pi
Docker
Embedded Systems
PID Control
EMG / Biosensors

Projects

Robot Pose Control

Robot Pose Control

Live

Robot arm pose control using YOLOv11 pose estimation to mirror human body movements in real time.

YOLOv11 Python Computer Vision
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Slambot

Slambot

In Progress

Autonomous mobile robot using SLAM for real-time mapping and navigation in unknown environments.

ROS2 Docker Raspberry Pi SLAM
In Development
Collaborative Dual Arm Robot

Collaborative Dual Arm Robot

Live

Final year project featuring coordinated dual-arm robot manipulation for collaborative assembly tasks.

ROS Motion Planning Python
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ROS UR5

ROS UR5 Pick & Place

Live

UR5 robotic arm performing autonomous pick and place operations in ROS using MoveIt.

ROS UR5 MoveIt
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EMG Robotic Hand

EMG Robotic Hand

Live

Robotic hand controlled by EMG biosignals with 10BaseT1S communication between microcontrollers. Built at Microchip Technology.

EMG Embedded C 10BaseT1S
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Edge Object Detection

Edge Object Detection

Live

Real-time object detection on Raspberry Pi with Intel Neural Compute Stick using YOLOv3 Tiny and the COCO dataset.

YOLOv3 Raspberry Pi Intel NCS COCO
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Ball and Beam

Ball & Beam PID Controller

Live

Classic control systems project using a PID controller to balance a ball on a beam with real-time sensor feedback.

PID Control Embedded C Sensors
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Micromouse

Micromouse

Live

Autonomous maze-solving robot with real-time obstacle avoidance using IR sensors and custom pathfinding.

Embedded C IR Sensors Pathfinding
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Thermal Camera

Thermal Camera

Live

Thermal imaging with Panasonic AMG8833 on Raspberry Pi. Resolution enhanced from 8×8 to full display via bicubic interpolation.

Python Raspberry Pi AMG8833 Image Processing
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Let's Connect

Interested in collaborating or discussing robotics? Find me online.