ZhangzrJerry

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你好，我是来自香港科技大学的张子睿，同时也是 FRC 机器人竞赛和广州市第二中学的校友。

Hi! I am Zirui Zhang from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and am also an alumnus of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and Guangzhou No.2 High School.

Experience ​

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Bright Dream Robotics Co., Ltd.

Intern
Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026
[Home Page]
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HKUST Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute

Research Assistant
Feb. 2025 - Nov. 2025
[Home Page]
Focused on tactile perception and point cloud registration under Prof. Fumin Zhang and Prof. Huan Yin.
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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).
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FIRST Robotics Competition

FRC Aluminum
Sep. 2019 - Present
[Project Page]
Participated from rookie to program mentor over six years, with team 6399, 8011, 8811, 8214, and 9635. Created team 8811 in my senior high school.

Projects ​

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Chronos Chain

[Project Page] [GitHub] [Tutorial]
Interface-driven subsystems with state machines expose minimal APIs and atomic commands, enabling hardware-agnostic robotics through composable, orchestratable behaviors.
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CoTiMo Planner

[Project Page] [GitHub] [Slide]
CoTiMo stands for Collision-Free Smooth Path Generation + Time Optimal Path Parameterization + Model Predictive Control.
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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).
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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.

Awards ​

  • 3rd Place - Soft Robotics Embodied Intelligence Challenge at IROS 2025
  • Championship Division Finalist & Industrial Design Award - FRC Championship Galileo Division (Team 8214, 2025)
  • Regional Finalists & Creativity Award - FRC Bosphorus Regional (Team 9635, 2025)
  • Engineering Inspiration Award - World Robot Contest Championships Beijing (FRC Offseason, Team 6399, 2024)
  • Excellent Award - Rhino-Bird Middle School Science Research Training Program (Tencent UR, 2023)
  • 3rd Prize - Indiemicro Robotics Competition Exchange Event (FRC Offseason, Team 8811, 2023)
  • Excellence in Engineering Award - FRC Hangzhou Regional (Team 8011, 2022)
  • 2nd Prize - 8th National Youth Science Popularization Innovation Competition (2022)
  • Excellent Award - The 8th China International College Students' "Internet+" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Seed Track, Guangdong Division, 2022)
  • Rookie Game Changer Award - FRC INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge (Team 8011, 2021)
  • Event Winners - WE RoboStar Robotics League (FRC Offseason, Team 8011, 2020)
  • Place 1 - US and Region II ARDF Championships (2m Classic, M-14, 2019)
  • Place 2 - US and Region II ARDF Championships (FoxOring Classic, M-14, 2019)
  • Place 4 - National Student ARDF Championship (Guangzhou Educational Competition, Sprints, M-15, 2019)
  • 1st Prize - Guangdong ARDF Open Tournament (144MHz, M-15, 2019)
  • Place 1 - 11th Suyuan Cup Guangdong Student ARDF Elite Competition (3.5MHz & 144MHz Combined, M-15, 2019)
  • Place 2 - 5th Cross-Strait ARDF Elite Competition (80m Relay, M-16, 2019)