Husain Altelly · Robotics & AI student

Robotics.
From the
inside out.

Robotics & AI student at Khalifa University, graduating in 2028. I’m looking for a Summer 2027 internship in motion planning and perception.

Hardware · Algorithms · Useful software

Understand it.
Build it.
Make it move.

I’ve built a self-balancing robot, RRT and PRM motion planners and a tendon-driven gripper, and I’m now on the KURA RoboCup team working in ROS 2.

Abu Dhabi · Summer 2027 internships

Curious minds.
Meaningful work.

I’m open to Summer 2027 internships in the UAE and abroad. I hold a UAE Golden Visa, so no visa sponsorship is needed in the UAE.

Yale OpenHand T42 fabrication CAD reconstructed into a dark studio scene with tendon-driven fingers.
MODEL T42 / YALE OPENHANDBuilt from Yale OpenHand CAD · animated in Blender
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Selected work · Robotics

Ideas become real
at the workbench.

Physical hardware, planning algorithms, and the lessons that come from making them work.

01 / Sensing & control

Two-Wheeled Balancing Robot

  • Led a four-person build
  • ROBO 205
  • April 2026

I wrote the MicroPython control code that estimates the robot’s tilt and drives its wheels to keep it upright. Our best runs balanced for about 30 seconds.

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02 / Algorithms & simulation

Robot Motion Planning

  • Individual coursework
  • ROBO 201 / 202
  • Fall 2025

I implemented RRT and PRM planners in Python with A* roadmap search and visualized their routes. I ran 54 parameter configurations, 27 per planner.

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03 / Mechanisms & actuation

Model T42 Robotic Gripper

  • Led a four-person build
  • ROBO 204
  • January–May 2026

My team built the Model T42, an open gripper design from Yale OpenHand, and tested basic grasping. I ran the MATLAB analysis, routed the tendons and calibrated the Dynamixel motors.

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Robotics labs

SLAM in ROS 2.
Motor control.

Course labs with recorded demos: LiDAR SLAM on a TurtleBot3 in simulation and on the real robot, plus servo and DC motor control in MicroPython.

ROBO 201 · October 2025

TurtleBot3 mapping & localization

LiDAR-based SLAM in simulation and on the physical robot. ROS 2, Gazebo, RViz and Cartographer.

With Mohammed Muqeet and Wenke Li. I ran the mapping and localization in simulation and on the real robot.

TurtleBot3 · mapping & localizationSilent clip. Press play for the full video with sound

TurtleBot3 mapping and localization, Motion Planning Algorithms for Robotics, October 2025.

Husain Altelly, Mohammed Muqeet and Wenke LiOpen on YouTube (TurtleBot3 · mapping & localization)

ROBO 205 · April 2026

Motor interfacing

PIR-triggered servo movement and DC motor speed and direction control using MicroPython.

With Mohammed Muqeet.

PIR-triggered servo movementSilent clip. Press play for the full video with sound

PIR-triggered servo motor demonstration. ROBO 205 Lab 9, April 2026.

Husain Altelly and Mohammed MuqeetOpen on YouTube (PIR-triggered servo movement)
DC motor · speed & directionSilent clip. Press play for the full video with sound

DC motor speed and direction control. ROBO 205 Lab 9, April 2026.

Husain Altelly and Mohammed MuqeetOpen on YouTube (DC motor · speed & direction)

Selected work · Software

Tools for people.
Room to learn.

Team prototypes that bring AI into conversation, practice, and playful exploration.

04 / Human-AI interaction

Flowra

  • Led a two-person build
  • Socia Global Build Challenge
  • March 2026

We built a desktop app for reviewing conversations, practicing responses and getting live coaching. It won the Most Useful track award.

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05 / Educational simulation

AURORA Mission X

  • Led a two-person build
  • SpaceAware Application Challenge
  • October–November 2025

We built an educational landing simulator with 14 stages, Gemini guidance and a separate Q-learning demo. It placed third.

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More things I’ve explored

Team prototype · July to September 2026

Nomo

A mobile prototype for family calendars and optional camera monitoring. My work included onboarding, clearer calendar and camera setup, regression tests, and Android workflow checks.

A local fall-detection demonstration was evaluated using staged trials.

Flutter · FastAPI · PostgreSQL

Hackathon prototype · 2026

Adaptive City

A conversational prototype for navigating UAE services, transport and everyday questions, with links to official resources and optional saved links.

Next.js · TypeScript · Gemini · Supabase

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Tools I’ve used

  • Python
  • MicroPython
  • MATLAB
  • ROS 2
  • Gazebo
  • RViz
  • Cartographer
  • Arduino
  • Dynamixel
  • Git
  • Linux
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Flutter

Beyond the projects

Curious about machines.
Interested in people.

Husain Altelly, Robotics & AI student at Khalifa University.
Husain Altelly, Robotics & AI student at Khalifa University.Courtesy of Husain Altelly.

I’m Husain Altelly, a Robotics & AI student at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, graduating in May 2028. I build robots and the software behind them, from control loops and motion planners to AI prototypes. I’m on the KURA RoboCup team, working on ball tracking and goalkeeper prediction in ROS 2, and I’m Vice President of the KU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Club.

View CV (PDF)
KURA RoboCup team
Team member since September 2026. Analyzing ball-tracking and goalkeeper prediction logic in the team’s ROS 2 software, with a focus on camera measurement noise and incoming-ball trajectories.
KUEIC Vice President
Khalifa University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club. Events Chair from January 2026, Vice President since May 2026, co-leading planning and operations across four departments.
Robotics & AI student
Expected graduation: May 2028
Flowra · Most Useful award
Socia Global Build Challenge · With Majd Alddin Sukkary
AURORA Mission X · Third place
SpaceAware Application Challenge · November 2025 · With Hoor Salman
Dean’s List · Fall 2024
Khalifa University · Academic recognition
Campus & community
University volunteering since August 2024, supporting events, orientation and guest coordination. Event photography since October 2025.

Through my lens

A different way
to look at things.

Architecture, light, and moments beyond the workbench.

Burj Khalifa after dark, Dubai.
Burj Khalifa after dark, Dubai.Photography: Husain Altelly.
A paraglider above Khor Fakkan.
A paraglider above Khor Fakkan.Photography: Husain Altelly.

Let’s connect

Looking for a Summer 2027
robotics internship.

I’m especially interested in motion planning and perception, and open to roles in the UAE or abroad. I hold a UAE Golden Visa, so no visa sponsorship is needed in the UAE.

You can email me, or find my LinkedIn, GitHub and CV below.

LinkedIn GitHub CV (PDF)
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Visual sources & attribution

The Blender scenes and animations are illustrations made for this portfolio, not recorded results. The YouTube videos show the real robots and lab demos, and the AURORA film includes footage from the interactive learning demo.

The T42 scene uses the Yale OpenHand Model T42 CAD from the Yale GRAB Lab’s OpenHand repository, licensed CC BY-NC 3.0, with the assembly, materials, tendon path and motion adapted for illustration.

R. R. Ma, L. U. Odhner, A. M. Dollar, “A Modular, Open-Source 3D Printed Underactuated Hand,” ICRA 2013.

The Yale OpenHand Project is an initiative to advance the design and use of robotic hands designed and built through rapid-prototyping techniques in order to encourage more variation and innovation in mechanical hardware. Please visit the Yale OpenHand site for more details.