Taj Nicholas

I design, print, wire and program robots and machines.

Mechatronics student in Perth, Western Australia

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About

I'm a student specialising in mechatronics, with hands-on experience bringing mechanical, electronic and software systems together.

I like solving real problems through design and automation, and I learn best by building: school projects, and plenty of things at home. Robotics, embedded systems and 3D printing are the skills I want to put to work.

What I work with

CAD design
Fusion 360
Programming
C++
3D printing and prototyping
Embedded systems
Arduino, ESP32
Electrical circuit design
And more.

Projects

Everything I've built so far: school projects and projects I've done at home. Each one reflects my interest in engineering, problem-solving and hands-on making in the field of mechatronics.

School project

Robot arm

A 3D-printed arm that picks up marbles and checks their colour, built for my school marble machine project.

  • CAD
  • 3D printing
  • PCB design
  • Arduino
  • C++
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In progress

Soldering CNC

A CNC machine designed for soldering. It's still a work in progress, and these are its drawing tests.

  • CNC
  • Mechanics
  • Electronics
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Robotics competition

WARP 2024

The Western Australian Robotics Playoffs, an off-season event inspired by FIRST Robotics Competition. I joined two weeks before, helped fix a dead robot, and we won the grand final 2–1.

  • FRC
  • Electronics debugging
  • Teamwork
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All projects

The Layered Mechatronics logo: a blue robot arm over a circuit-board background.

Layered Mechatronics

My YouTube channel about the place where CNC, 3D printing, electronics and robotics meet: DIY builds, tutorials and tips.

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Say hello

Got a question, a project, or a robot that won't turn on? Email me.

tajnicholas@icloud.com