Connor McKelvey
ECE · Honors Robotics · UT Austin

Leading and executing
technology that matters.

I'm Connor, an Eagle Scout in the Honors Robotics Program at UT Austin, passionate about leading impactful technology through firmware and hardware development.

// currently building
active research

Vibrotactile Band
Teaching Large Motor Skills

A low-cost wearable armband that uses targeted vibrational feedback to help users learn large motor skills. Built for the HERO Lab at Texas Robotics. Designed to make haptic-assisted learning accessible outside the lab using modular hardware customized through computer vision software.

Texas Robotics HERO Lab haptics · embedded · wearable UT Austin, 2025–present
HERO Lab
research
// selected projects05
01Haplink™robotics research

Firmware and Python library for robust haptic serial communication. Increased reliablity by providing 100% error detection at 100Hz.

C++PythonArduinoHaptics
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02SkyLore™hackathon🏆 1st · $1,000 · HackTX 2025

Crowdsourced astronomy and light pollution mapping app. Won 1st place out of 5,000 participants at HackTX 2025 with AR, ML, and a live pollution database.

PythonMLARMobile
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03Drawing Robot Armrobotics · research

Two-jointed arm that draws images using inverse kinematics. Built as a research instrument for an academic study on AI creativity bias at UT Austin.

PythonInverse KinematicsSerial Comms
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04Fireball Dice Rollersoftware

Verified Discord bot with 10,000+ users across 150 servers. Built to keep tabletop gaming communities rolling during the pandemic.

PythonDiscord APIAlgorithms
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05Circuit Board Logic Simulatoreducation · software

Drag-and-drop digital logic gate simulator in Godot. Interactive circuit design tool built to make Boolean algebra tangible for students.

GDScriptGodotDigital Logic
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// off the clock

More than circuits:
the human side of me.

When I'm not building robots, I'm usually outside, moving, or making something for fun. I love pickup soccer, long walks around Austin with a playlist on, and hunting down the next coffee spot worth becoming a regular at.

I also like storytelling through photos and short journal-style posts. This part of my life keeps me grounded, curious, and creative, and it gives me better perspective when I come back to harder technical work.

soccergym sessionscoffee scouting music rabbit holesphotographyhikingjournaling
Connor outside in Austin
Longhorn Football
Connor smiling for a casual portrait
Joshua Tree National Park
Night sky inspired photo
Enchanted Rock
// experience
2025
present
Student ResearcherHERO Lab · Texas Robotics, UT Austin

Building the Haplink communication framework for haptic devices and developing a vibrotactile armband for motor skill learning. Improved reliability with 100% error detection, 13-byte packets at 100Hz. Worked under Dr. Ross Neuman.

2025
present
IEEE Assistant OfficerExternal Activities & Events · UT Austin

Creating a long-term project program to develop hardware for IT Bridge, a nonprofit teaching underprivileged youth about electrical engineering careers. Planned and executed events for the full chapter.

2024
2025
NYLT Senior Patrol LeaderBoy Scouts of America · Houston Area

Selected as 1 of 4 youth in the Houston area for the highest youth role in Scouting's premier leadership program. Led a 25-person staff to deliver a week-long leadership intensive for 60 handpicked participants.

2023
2025
Founder & Software DeveloperKrazy Studios

Established a studio of programmers, artists, and writers to develop and publish Discord bots and games. Grew Fireball Dice Roller to 10,000+ users across 150 servers. Delivered private bots for clients and built community on social media.

// skills & tools
languages
PythonC / C++JavaGDScript
hardware & embedded
ArduinoSTM32 MicrocontrollersCircuit DesignSoldering
robotics & systems
Haptics / VibrotactileSerial CommunicationInverse KinematicsROS (learning)
software & tools
Git / GitHubDiscord APIGodot EngineLinux
leadership
Team leadershipPublic speakingMentorshipEvent planning
currently learning
Embedded Systems (EE)Multivariable CalculusPCB DesignFPGA
// contact

Let's build something
that that changes the world.

I'm always open to research collaborations, internship opportunities, and interesting projects. If you're working on something cool, please reach out and lets make a difference (or just make a sick robot).

10k+
users on shipped software
30+
researchers using Haplink
1st
HackTX 2025 · 5,000 participants
UT
Honors Robotics · ECE