👋 Hi, I'm David Vázquez

Robotics & Digital Systems Engineer | Research & Development | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

About Me

I'm a Robotics and Digital Systems Engineer with a passion for developing robotic solutions involving hardware design and integration with software. Currently based in Tokyo, Japan.

🎓 Graduate from Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
🔬 Technical Staff at Integrated Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing, AIST
📝 First Author of research paper on semi-autonomous manipulation pipelines
🏆 Former Team Member of robotics teams Roborregos and Vanttec

Professional Experience

Current Position

Technical Staff | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

System integration for custom mobile manipulators
Autonomous pick and place pipelines

Previous Experience

Technical Staff | CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory, Tsukuba

Semi-autonomous pick and place manipulation pipelines
System integration

Key Projects & Achievements

Research Publications

First Author: "Development of a semi-autonomous manipulation pipeline for robotic shelf-picking operations" (Accepted for SII, 2026)

Robotics Teams

Roborregos (Tecnológico de Monterrey)
- Electronics and programming specialist
- Developed general-purpose motor controllers for robotic platforms
- Developed Gazebo simulation with ROS2 support for service robot for @Home competition
- Developed simple arm movement ROS2 server for Xarm6
- Mentored multiple teams in Programming and Electronics areas
Vanttec (Tecnológico de Monterrey)
- PCB design for autonomous vehicle braking systems
- Flight controller PCB design assistant