Zehao Li · Robotics Engineer

About me

I'm Zehao Li, an M.S. student in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering at NYU (GPA 3.89/4.0), with a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Tongji University.

I like building machines end to end: I've machined gearboxes for competition robots, simulated humanoid workspaces at an industrial robotics lab, and trained RL agents to open drawers. Three seasons with Tongji's Superpower RoboMaster team — the last two leading the sentry mechanical group and a 20-person design team — taught me to design for the version after this one: everything I ship gets measured, broken, and rebuilt better.

Education

Sep 2025 – May 2027 (expected)
New York University — M.S. Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering

GPA 3.89/4.0 · Fundamentals of Robotics, Mathematics for Robotics, Mechatronics

2021 – 2025
Tongji University — B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering

Superpower RoboMaster team: sentry group member (2023 season), sentry mechanical lead and infantry designer (2024 season)

Industry experience

May 2026 – present
Xiaomi Robotics Lab — Robotics simulation & mechanical research intern

Humanoid simulation and mechanism research: workspace analysis, joint-torque studies, and robot-morphology optimization in MuJoCo and Simulink Simscape.

Aug 2024 – Oct 2024
Wuji Tech — Mechanical engineer intern

3-DoF neck stabilizer design, exoskeleton-arm statics and structural optimization, and endurance testing for a 20+ DoF dexterous robotic hand.

Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
Puncture Robotics — Mechanical engineer intern

Production-ready spring-based locking mechanism for a medical robot, adopted into the company's reusable design library.

Honors

National RoboMaster Competition — first prize, sentry category (2023, 2025); team third prize (2023, 2024).

Skills

Design & analysis: SolidWorks, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, Ansys · actuator and gearbox design · robotic mechanisms
Simulation: MuJoCo, Simulink Simscape, statics simulation
Programming: Python, C++, MATLAB