Philip Smith

Hi, I'm Philip.

Master's student in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. I research multi-robot coordination, task allocation, and human–swarm interaction — working toward scalable and reliable swarm robotics.

My background spans coordination algorithms, ROS2/Gazebo simulation, machine vision, and embedded systems. I've presented at ROSCon and multiple research symposia, and interned across robotics startups and academic labs.

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1st place at CYVL's Physical AI Hackathon. Automated tool that audits dangerous blind corners at every stop-controlled intersection in a city overnight, using LiDAR infrastructure data, crash history, and AASHTO sight triangle standards.

LiDAR GIS Python Vercel Autodesk API AASHTO Hackathon Computer Vision

Designed and ran Mining Mayhem, a robotics hardware competition that ran at IEEE Southeastcon 2025 in Charlotte and IEEE Region 5 2026 in Boulder, CO.

Competition Design Robotics Event Organization IEEE Hardware

Competed in the IEEE Southeastcon 2024 Hardware Competition in Atlanta, GA. Designed a custom PCB using KiCAD with CAN-FD communication between an Nvidia Jetson and Teensy 4.0 — the work that became the ROSCon 2024 presentation.

Robotics Hardware Competition PCB Design KiCAD CAN-FD ROS2 Micro-ROS Nvidia Jetson Teensy IEEE C++