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Thanks for taking the time to visit my site! So, I'll be glad to tell you a bit more about myself. My name is Roderico Garcia. I was born in Mazatlan, and lived most of my life in Veracruz, reason why my heart belongs to the shores. However, mountains have also captivated me in the last years (see my joy at the picture).

In 2016 I moved to Monterrey to start my bachelors in Mechatronics Engineering at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. During my studies I enrolled in the Research & Innovation program, having the opportunity to collaborate in research projects.

During my bachelors studies I enrolled in the development of an acquisition module for an H2 exoskeleton at the National Robotics Laboratory. Later on, I volunteered for the manufacturing and assembly of ALICE Open source exoskeletons for its use in rehabilitation centers in Mexico.

In January 2020 I had the privilege to do a one semester internship at the Mechatronics and Haptic Interface (MAHI) Lab at Rice University, supervised by Dr. Marcie O'Malley. There, mentored by Evan Pezent, I developed a tactile bracelet (TABI) to provide haptic cues around the wrist of the user when interacting with a virtual environments. My experience here would captivate my attention on the fields of haptic interfaces and rehabilitation robots.

After I finished my bachelors, I was granted with a full scholarship to study a master's degree at my alma mater. So, In August 2021 I started my master's program at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Guadalajara campus, joining the Biomechatronics Lab supervised by Dr. Joel Huegel. During my first year I worked, co-advised by Dr. Mariana Ballesteros, in the development and control of a low-cost haptic joystick intended to be used for educational purposes. The next year I was accepted as one of the fellows for the ETH Robotics Student Fellowship 2022 program, being awarded with a full-payed summer research internship at the ETH in Zurich, collaborating at the Sensory-Motor Systems Lab lead by Dr. Robert Reiner. This experience brought light and helped me to define my master thesis project: the Biomec-Wrist.

During the last half of my master's I worked on the design, manufacture, and control of the Biomech-Wrist, a fully actuated 3-DOF exoskeleton designed to provided rehabilitation and training at the human wrist joint. On autumn of 2022 I did a brief internship at the Biomedics Lab at the Instituto Politecnico Nacional in Mexico City, where I received mentoring from Dr. David Cruz-Ortiz for the development of my thesis project. As result, I was capable to developed a fully functional prototype of the Biomech-Wrist, work that was accepted and presented at the International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 2023 in Singapore. I earned Master's degree in July 2023.

In a nutshell, I'm a mechatronics engineer that both l Iove to be outdoors for days, and being inside a lab for a hours doing science. Passionate for the development of technology that could be used for fun and to have a positive impact in the society. Thanks again for reading me, I hope what you find here could be useful for you. Feel free to text or email me!

Some pictures with family, friends, and nature!

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