Carson Schmitt
Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech | Stamps Scholar
Atlanta, GA
ABOUT ME
I am a mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech with a concentration in Robotics and Automation and a Stamps Presidential Scholar. I bring comprehensive experience in mechanical design, industrial robotics, and motion algorithm development. I have designed over 40 robots, programmed Fanuc robotic arms in manufacturing environments, and developed autonomous routines using PID control and odometry. My passion lies in creating innovative, sustainable solutions to real-world problems.
FD300 End of Arm Tooling for RESRG Automotive
Independently developed a new design to pick up injection molded plastic parts and move them to different parts of the cell to attach plastic clips used in automotive parts. The previous tool allowed the part to flex causing numerous clips to miss...
High Hang Elevator Robot - VEX Robotics High Stakes
In the 2024-2025 VEX Robotics challenge, High Stakes, there was a 6 foot tall ladder that not many teams wanted to attempt climbing up. Because of the rules, you had to "ladder" climb it, making it a challenging problem that my team and I decided...
Gremlin Combat Robot
Designed a 4.5lb combat robot to compete against other hobbyists and universities from around the country in head-on-head battlebots matches. My robot uses a horizontal spinning blade with a shuffler drive system which gives me a 1.5lb weight bonus...
Rocker Clip EOAT for RESRG Automotive
Led the design of a new end of arm tool to pick up rocker clips more consistently in order to make clip insertion more reliable. Additionally, designed tooling fixtures for the tool exchanges to be done.
FD296 EOAT Design for RESRG Automotive
Design end of arm tooling for new automation project to hold FD296 parts keeping budget in mind.