01 — About

I'm a robotics engineer pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin, focused on autonomous systems and intelligent machines.

I started at Duke University where I built combat robots and walking machines — hands-on projects that taught me more than any lecture. I care about the full stack: from control theory to physical fabrication.

Outside the lab: motorcycles, Colombian cooking, travel, and a deep conviction that the best engineers are also curious humans.

Cody Alessio-Bunnell
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PHD PROGRAMUT Austin — ME · Robotics
UNDERGRADDuke University · 2022–2026
RESEARCH FOCUSAutonomous Systems
BUILD PROJECTSCombat Robotics · Walking Robots
STACKPython · ROS2 · MATLAB · SolidWorks
LANGUAGESEnglish · Spanish
Education

2026 — present

PhD, Mechanical Engineering

UT Austin

Coursework: Robot Mechanism Design, Haptic/Teleoperated Systems, Human-Centered Robotics.

2022 — 2026

BSE Mechanical Engineering

Duke University

Certificates in Robotics and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Dean’s List; Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi honor societies.

Research Interests
⬡ Autonomous Systems⬡ Legged Locomotion⬡ Sensor Fusion⬡ Control Theory⬡ Embedded Systems⬡ Robot Learning
Where I've Worked

DRAG TO ROTATE · CLICK MARKERS