Robotics Coordinator
Lead technical coaching for FIRST Robotics Competition teams 9785 and 11270, guiding students from game analysis and prototyping through CAD, fabrication, wiring, programming, and competition readiness.
engineering · robotics · manufacturing
Eric Zeng
Western University engineering student, robotics designer, programmer, and mentor. I turn ideas into reliable, competition-ready machines.
View featured project- role
- student · builder · mentor
- based
- Ontario, Canada
- focus
- robotics · mechanical design · autonomous systems
- education
- Western University · BEng 2029
- status
- open to internships
about
I enjoy the entire engineering process—from the first sketch to the final autonomous routine.
I founded and captained a competitive robotics team and now mentor the next generation of builders. My work blends CAD, hands-on fabrication, sensor integration, and command-based programming. I care about robust mechanisms, clean systems, and teams that work well together.
educationBachelor of Engineering
Western University · 2025–2029 expected
recognitionHonour Student
Consistent academic achievement
experience
Student Intern
Designed CAD sensor and camera mounts for an autonomous airport wheelchair.
Founding Team Captain
Led cross-functional build teams, designed the final robot in Onshape, and developed multi-step autonomous routines using vision and sensor data.
Server
Provide table service, prepare beverages, and process customer payments in a fast-paced hospitality environment.
selected projects
Competition robots and design studies spanning mentorship, programming, CAD, CAM, and hands-on manufacturing.
Lickitung
Alectrona’s robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition game REBUILT.
My role
Mentored students across mechanical design, Java programming, fabrication, CAM, and CNC manufacturing, helping guide the robot from strategy through competition readiness.
Engineering context
Built to collect and score fuel at speed in REBUILT, Lickitung demanded tight integration between mechanisms, autonomous control, rapid iteration, and reliable field service.
2×district event winner
#1Technology Division champion
#4Hopper qualification rank
#5Ontario district rank
The team also finished the season with a 230.7 EPA and an estimated top-one-percent worldwide ranking according to third-party Statbotics data.
Midkey
A showcase robot taking a personal design from CAD through in-house fabrication.
Purpose
A for-fun robot created to demonstrate the full design-to-manufacturing workflow while developing stronger practical machining and assembly skills.
Process
Designed in Onshape, programmed for machining in Fusion 360 CAM, and now being CNC-machined, fabricated, and assembled in-house.
Inspired by OP Robotics Team 2056’s 2024 robot, Low-Key. This is an independent study with no team affiliation.
Furlin
Team 9659’s robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition game REEFSCAPE.
My role
Created the complete robot CAD in Onshape as founding captain of Team 9659. It was my first full design for an FRC competition season.
Key mechanism
Designed a pivoting elevator with three stacked degrees of freedom to position game pieces throughout the REEFSCAPE field.
Team 9659 received the Creativity Award at the 2025 Humber Polytechnic event.
Toyota
A for-fun robot architecture study inspired by Team DAVE’s 2025 robot, Suzuki.
Design study
Created as a CAD challenge to study the packaging, geometry, and mechanism layout of a high-level REEFSCAPE robot. The concept remained digital and was never fabricated.
Attribution
An independent exercise inspired by FRC Team 3683’s Suzuki, with no team affiliation or claim of original authorship over the source architecture.
toolkit
programmingJava, C++, Python, JavaScript, command-based architecture
designOnshape, SolidWorks, Fusion 360 CAM, DFM
manufacturing3D printing, CNC machining, manual fabrication
roboticsComputer vision, sensors, electrical systems, autonomous routines
contact
Have a project, team, or idea? Send me an email ↗