Kayden Knapik

Hi, I'm Kayden.

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible." — Walt Disney

I'm a robotics engineer with a passion for reinforcement learning. Welcome to my portfolio.

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My Projects

Project 1

BDX-R

IsaacLab // RL // CAD // 3D Printing // Python

A custom bipedal robot inspired by Disney's BD-X Robots. I reverse engineered the BD-X robot to create my own in which I trained and deployed a walking RL policy from IsaacLab successfully.

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Project 2

Booster T1 RL Locomotion

IsaacLab // MuJoCo // Python // PyTorch

Currently working on custom RL training for the Booster T1 Humanoid Robot utilizing IsaacLab and mjlab.

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Project 3

Robstride Actuators Control

Python // CAN // MIT Control

Open-source Python driver for controlling Robstride motors over CAN bus using MIT Control Mode.

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HACK2026

🏆 HACK2026 — 1st Place

LeRobot // NVIDIA GR00T // Imitation Learning // GPS Nav

Won ETH Robotics Club's HACK2026 against 500+ applicants. Built a humanoid robot that autonomously navigates outdoors and handles objects — targeting Europe's labour shortage.

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Let's Connect

Have a project in mind or want to talk robotics?

kaydenknapik@gmail.com