A grey Unitree Go1 quadruped robot walking through green grass during outdoor field testing.
Field testing · Unitree Go1

Humanoids · quadrupeds · deployment engineering

Robots with legs, engineered for real-world deployment.

I provide engineering services for humanoid and quadruped robots, from feasibility and integration to verified field deployment and handover.

Full deployment scope

Deployment = robot + operating reality

A useful robot project begins with the operating reality (= the conditions in which you require robot operation). I connect the technical decisions to successful outcome, deployment conditions, and the value your system must deliver.

Phase 1

Feasibility & fit

Establish what is feasible within the project and the organization. Define the outcome, responsibilities, platform fit, lease-versus-acquisition path, map any custom hardware needs.

  • Project and organization scope
  • Success criteria, operational value and ROI
  • Robot and sensor selection

Phase 2

Integration & development

Turn the chosen platform into a system that serves the application, integrate additional sensing to enable robust connectivity, perception, data flows, and autonomous behavior.

  • Custom sensor integration
  • Vision, networking, and data acquisition
  • Autonomy

Phase 3

Verification & deployment

Reduce risk in layers: simulate where useful, dry-run in controlled conditions, verify, then deploy and iterate at the customer site before a clear handover.

  • Simulation and controlled trials
  • Field deployment and iteration
  • Operator handover and long-term support

Selected references

Organizations I've worked with.

  • Magnax
  • Voxdale
  • Exobotic
  • Robohub
  • Albert Foods
  • Northstar
  • Intelliprove

Selected applications

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Thijs Van Hauwermeiren
Thijs Van Hauwermeiren · robotics engineer

About

Robotics judgment built through repeated contact with real hardware.

I am an independent robotics engineer with more than eight years of experience at the intersection of robotics and AI. I have real experience working with humanoid, quadruped and industrial robots. My mission is to drive their adoption into the real world, where they can bring the most value.

  • PhD in Electromechanical Engineering · Ghent University
  • MSc in Electromechanical Engineering · Ghent University
  • MSc in Engineering Technology · KU Leuven

Start your robotic deployment

Bring the hard questions forward.

If you are evaluating a humanoid or quadruped robot, planning an integration, or preparing a field deployment; feel free to reach out for a technical conversation.