Hi! I am Zirui Zhang from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). I work at the Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute and am also an alumnus of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC).

Experience

HKUST Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute

Research Assistant

Feb. 2025 - Present

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Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program

Research Training

Jun. 2023 - Oct. 2023

[Tencent UR]

Focused on recommendation system under Prof. Chuan Shi (BUPT).

FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC Aluminum

Sep. 2019 - May. 2025

[Project Page]

Participated from rookie to program mentor over six years.

Projects

Soul Pivot

Autonomous Award in 2025 FRC İstanbul Regional

[Project Page]

Interface-driven subsystems with state machines expose minimal APIs and atomic commands, enabling hardware-agnostic robotics through composable, orchestratable behaviors.

CoTiMo Planner

[GitHub] [Details] [Slide]

CoTiMo stands for Collision-Free Smooth Path Generation + Time Optimal Path Parameterization + Model Predictive Control.

Intelligent Book Recommendation System

Excellent Award of 2023 Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program

Zirui Zhang, Yue Peng

[GitHub] [Tencent UR] [Rhino-Bird]

This project aims to improve the accuracy and personalization of school library services under the guidance of Prof. Chuan Shi (BUPT).

Balance Swerve: A single wheel balance movement device

Liangyu Cai, Zihan Chen, Zirui Zhang, et al.

[Patent]

The invention is a single-wheel balance motion device with an omnidirectional wheel and gear-driven steering mechanism, enabling quick multi-angle steering and high maneuverability.