Daniel Martin

Hello! I am a software developer with a strong passion for robotics and artificial intelligence based in Boston, MA. I have experience in robotics research and currently work at Amazon Robotics, contributing to one of the largest robotics fleets in the world. Feel free to reach out!

Developer
Roboticist
Researcher

  Experience

  1.

    Amazon Robotics

    Software Development Engineer

    Maintain multiple Tier-1 services that are critical for robot work-request scheduling, drive maintenance, and performance profiling within Amazon Fulfillment Centers.

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology  

    Masters in Computer Science

    Specialization in Machine Learning
    GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 | Highest Honors

  3. CORE Robotics Lab

    Graduate Research Assistant

    Collaborated with Dr. Matthew Gombolay to design robotic platforms for playing wheelchair tennis and ping pong.
    Also, researched reinforcement learning models for path planning with the Mars rover and coordinating among multi-agent teams.

  4. RoboJackets

    Software Lead

    Developed autonomous high-speed vehicles for racing in various international competitions using onboard perception.

  5. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Bachelors in Computer Science

    Minor in Robotics
    Concentration in Devices and Intelligence
    GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 | Highest Honors

  6. ATAS Robotics Lab

    Research Intern

    Collaborated with Dr. Stephen Balakirsky to develop hierarchical behaviors for a robotic arm for the NASA HOME Project and researched methods of translating human demonstrations into robot behaviors.

  7. Seaside Oaks Psychiatry

    Software Developer

    Designed the company website and developed a synchronization application to mirror two medical calendars.

  Publications

Robotic Wheelchair Tennis

A tennis-playing, racket-swinging robot on wheels with full court tracking — finally, an opponent that never calls it quits!

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Ping Pong Partner

Meet your new pingpong partner: a robot arm that learns from your swings and plays alongside you with impressive skill.

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Multi-Agent Team Coordination

A multi-agent reinforcement learning model that enables agents with different roles to efficiently coordinate.

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Martian Pathfinding Made Easy

A learning model that handles diverse strategies and improves generalization to skillfully guide NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover.

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  Projects

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Autonomous Go-Kart Racing

A self-driving electric go-kart which received 2nd place in the 2021 evGrand Prix autonomous competition.

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Autonomous RC Car Racing

An autonomous 1/10-sized RC car that won 1st place at the 2019 International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition.

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Arctos Robotic Arm

A brushless DC-motor variant of an open source 3D-printed robotic arm to develop custom reinforcement learning models

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ARBlockBot

An AR app that teaches simplified block-based programming to control the movements of a virtual robot.

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Self-Balancing Bot

A self-balancing robot that implements the same control strategies used for an inverted pendulum.

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Sixth Sense - BuildGT Winner

A wearable indoor obstacle detection system for individuals with vision impairments.

  Research

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NASA Habitat Arm

A robotic arm (UR10e) modified to disassemble a motor mount through hierarchical planning for the NASA HOME Project.

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AutoML via Genetic Evolution

An open source AutoML framework for optimizing complex machine learning pipelines using Cartesian Genetic Graphs.

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Text Transformers on Trajectories

An Inverse Reinforcement Learning approach that leverages a semi-supervised text-classifier to score suboptimal trajectories.

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Approximating Molecular Systems

A statistical bootstrapping approach to approximate the thermal conductivity of molecular systems.

  Skills

C
C++
Python
Java
Kotlin
JavaScript
TypeScript
Rust
MatLab
Assembly
HTML
CSS
SQL
Bash
ROS 1 & 2
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AWS
GCP
Docker
CUDA
OpenCV
SolidWorks
Unity
gazebo