Mechatronics Engineer · Robotics & Automation

Building robots that work outside the lab.

From a 6-DOF wearable exo-arm to deployed factory automation, I take systems from first sketch to working hardware — design, controls, sensing, and the manufacturing behind them.

Alan Macwan wearing his 6-DOF ExoRobotic arm

Wearing the 6-DOF ExoRobotic arm — final-year capstone.

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About

I'm a mechatronics engineer focused on robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing. I've built wearable robotics, launched a 3D-printed product venture, and deployed automation on real factory floors. I prototype fast and care about work that ships.

Focus

  • Robotics & Control
  • Embedded & Sensor Fusion
  • Motion & Actuation
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • System Integration
  • Industrial Deployment
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Selected work

2016
Final-year capstone

ExoRobotic Arm

A fully functional 6-DOF wearable robotic arm — custom gearbox, integrated sensor network, and bespoke actuation, tuned for natural motion and strength assistance.

6-DOFwhile preserving natural arm movement
RoboticsSensor FusionMotion SystemsMechanical Design
ExoRobotic arm close-up
Sensor network placement diagram

Left: assembled arm. Right: sensor placement — flex, angular, and pressure sensing.

2024 – 2026
Founder · Product & Manufacturing

Adaptive Performance Footwear

A new 3D-printed footwear method in flexible TPU, personalized to each wearer's biomechanics. Full ownership from product architecture through manufacturing.

100+prototype iterations to production
TPU Additive MfgProduct EngineeringDFMRapid Prototyping
Red 3D-printed performance shoe
Black 3D-printed performance shoe

Fully 3D-printed TPU uppers and soles, printed as integrated structures.

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Industry experience

2020 · Blanco Canada

Industrial Packaging Automation

Designed and deployed a robotic packaging line integrating KUKA robotics, Omron PLC controls, and MES — replacing manual operations with a stable, high-throughput system.

~45% packaging throughput improvement · KUKA · PLC · MES

2022

AGV Material Handling

Developed and deployed autonomous material transport and automated mould-filling, synchronizing production flow and reducing operator dependency on the line.

~20% production increase · ~30% labor optimization

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Where it started

Early self-built robots

Grade 9 — "Jerisitomova"

Self-built mobile, amphibious, and rough-terrain robots from everyday materials — the lifelong start of the work above.

2014 — Automated Cooking System

A first-year, Atmel-based platform that prepared up to 10 dishes autonomously from a single touch — sensor-driven sequencing and timing.

Building an automated roti maker

Building an automated roti maker — a self-built robotics & automation project.

Open to robotics roles

Let's build something —
alanmacwan71@gmail.com