https://noahbecker.tech/ Recent content on Noah Becker Hugo en-US Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/icra40-haptic-teleoperation/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/icra40-haptic-teleoperation/ Teleoperated TIAGo humanoid with Vive VR, haptic gloves, and visuo-tactile sensors, presented as primary author at ICRA@40, Rotterdam. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/visuo-tactile-slip-detection/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/visuo-tactile-slip-detection/ Master’s research at TU Darmstadt: a multi-sensor teststand and neural networks for detecting and regressing slip in robotic grippers. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/vitac-teleoperation/ Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/vitac-teleoperation/ Earlier iteration of the haptic teleoperation system, accepted to the ViTac workshop at ICRA 2024, Yokohama. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/bachelor-thesis-bin-picking/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/bachelor-thesis-bin-picking/ Neural network-based part selection for semi-autonomous bin-picking of radioactive waste, trained on VR teleoperation data. 73% grasp accuracy at +1.2 ms latency. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/opengl-rendering-pipeline/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/opengl-rendering-pipeline/ Rendering pipeline with ray tracing, shading, culling, and a custom scene tree, built across four progressive Qt/OpenGL applications. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/alphazero-rl-agent/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/alphazero-rl-agent/ AlphaZero-based framework that learns tic-tac-toe, Connect 4, and CartPole with a unified model architecture. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/labview-coffee-machine/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/labview-coffee-machine/ Sensor integration, actuator control, and a touch-screen UI for an automated coffee machine, plus a Python simulation of the hardware. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/optimization-algorithms/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/optimization-algorithms/ Greedy and local-search algorithms for 2D rectangle bin packing, with an interactive SDL2 + ImGui visualization GUI. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/tool-force-estimation-robot-drawing/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/tool-force-estimation-robot-drawing/ A pen mounted on a Franka arm through a visuo-tactile sensor; computer-vision algorithms estimate the contact force at the pen tip. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/biometric-door-opener/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/biometric-door-opener/ AI-based face recognition door opener: on-device face scanning and encoding, with server-side authentication and door control. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/robotics-101-turtlebot/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/robotics-101-turtlebot/ Full autonomy stack on a Turtlebot: kinematics, vision, path planning, SLAM, and high-level action planning. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/gelsight-3d-scanning/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/gelsight-3d-scanning/ 3D point clouds and surface stitching from GelSight Mini tactile captures: reconstructing coin surfaces by touch alone. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/one-button-game/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/one-button-game/ A one-button game with procedurally generated levels, multiplayer, and AI voice-over. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/siemens-bom-webapp/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/siemens-bom-webapp/ BOM web application integrated with Siemens databases, plus automated user-management workflows. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/naobot-soccer/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/naobot-soccer/ A team of simulated NAO humanoid robots playing soccer; first place in the class competition. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/power-plant-data-viz/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/power-plant-data-viz/ Django app for exploring large-scale Siemens power plant sensor data: time-series plots, outlier analysis, and topological projections. https://noahbecker.tech/projects/lego-blackjack-robot/ Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/projects/lego-blackjack-robot/ An autonomous blackjack dealer built from LEGO Mindstorms: card dispensing, brightness-sensor scanning, and OCR card recognition for four players. https://noahbecker.tech/cv/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/cv/ Education, experience, and skills. https://noahbecker.tech/transcript/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://noahbecker.tech/transcript/ Master’s and bachelor’s coursework — Autonomous Systems and Robotics, TU Darmstadt; Computer Science, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.