The Hong Portfolio
Robotics, control systems, and embedded hardware
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Open to research opportunities, collaborations, and conversations about machines that almost work.
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Projects
Autonomy
Portable Modular Lab Scout
A cheaper DIY alternative to current expensive robots in large labs. My autonomous robot incorporates LiDAR, YOLO, and much more!
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Research
Self-Balancing Bike
A 4 kg bike that balances on novel two ducted propellers. Published in Robotics journal, first author, from Michigan Tech's ECE lab.
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Independent Study
Self-Sustainable Track Pacer
A solar-powered pacing light for up to eight runners at once. Funded by the SPS Heckscher Prize.
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Photo: Running Magazine
Since sixth grade
Journey in Robotics
From my first VEX robot in sixth grade to captain of FRC Team 1512. Six seasons of robots.
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About me
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Hi! I'm a current senior at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. I've built competition robots since I was 10 years old. Now I captain FRC Team 1512, leading CAD for drivebases, intakes, and shooters and handling the electronics underneath: power distribution, CAN wiring, and the safety systems that keep a heavy machine from hurting anyone. We won the UNH Invitational this year. Before FRC, I went to the VEX World Championship three times, in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade.
This past summer I joined Michigan Technological University's Electrical and Computer Engineering lab under Professor Jin W. Choi, working on autonomous self-balancing vehicles. I designed the bike from scratch, learned to solder and wire its electronics, and wrote the mechanical section of the paper. It came out in the international Robotics journal in October 2026 with me as first author, and you can read it on MDPI.
I also love to teach. I've spent three summers mentoring middle schoolers in CAD and programming at Rolling Robots Academy, and I'm now heading my school's peer tutoring program and Computer Science Club, where I ran a schoolwide vibe-coding competition to build the scoreboard for our annual Club Cup.
Outside the lab, I run varsity cross country and track, 38 to 50 miles a week in season, which is where the idea for my track pacer project came from. The rest of my time goes to intramural volleyball with friends, cooking, board games, and sketching.