Adrian
(Yupeng) Li
I’m a mechanical engineering student at NYU Tandon focused on designing, integrating, and testing physical systems. My experience spans robotics, aircraft prototyping, and materials research, with hands-on work in CAD, fabrication, electronics, controls, and experimental testing alongside computational modeling.
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Projects & research
Climbing robot for steel assembly
Power, electronics, and control integration for an I-beam-climbing robot that fastens a two-bolt splice plate. Best Senior Design award.
One-meter active-control glider
Designed and tested a one-meter glider that flew approximately 35 m, the farthest in SILP’s first three years.
Organic cocrystal research
First-principles simulations of donor–acceptor cocrystals at molecular and crystalline scales.
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Materials testing
Coordinated specimen preparation and data collection for a 300-sample study, and performed assigned A/B tensile tests.
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Standard robot integration
Designed the M3508 gimbal mount and belt tensioner for a team that won 1v1 and 3v3 matches and placed 11th of 21 at the ARC Robotics competition.
MagnoBoard
A four-key keyboard prototype with adjustable magnetic key feel and a 3D-printed housing, built for a first-year design challenge.