[ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING / SYSTEMS ENGINEERING / ROBOTICS ]

Lucca Correia

Cornell Mechanical Engineering B.S. graduate pursuing an M.Eng. in Systems Engineering.

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Lucca Correia standing beside a humanoid robot at Foundation Robotics
Intern @ Foundation Robotics San Francisco
[ 01 / ABOUT ]

About Me

Lucca Correia

At Cornell, I work in the Helbling Robotics Research Lab, where I contribute to the design of autonomous insect-scale robots capable of sustained operation in real-world environments. I also served as the Mechanical Subteam Lead for Nexus, a Cornell Project Team developing an autonomous beach-cleaning rover to remove microplastics from sand. These experiences have enhanced my ability to fuse mechanical design with system-level integration and management through close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

This past summer, I interned at Amazon Robotics' startup Industrial Robotics Group (IRG) in North Reading, MA, where I contributed to the design, build, and scaling of next-generation robotic systems. I also previously worked at humanoid startup Foundation Robotics in San Francisco and The MITRE Corporation in Bedford, MA.

[ 02 / SELECTED WORK ]

Selected Projects

Foundation Robotics robotics project
01 / Humanoid robotics

Foundation Robotics

Manufacturing, assembly & robot bring-up

Summer 2025 internship at a San Francisco humanoid robotics startup where I accelerated development of next-generation robots by improving build workflows, designing precision fixtures, and assembling full-scale systems

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Helbling Robotics Lab robotics project
02 / Insect-scale robotics

Helbling Robotics Lab

Mechanical design, actuation, and sensing

Cornell Robotics Lab where I am designing, modeling, fabricating, and experimentally validating a braking mechanism for an insect-scale interfacial flight robot (Gammabot).

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Cornell Nexus robotics project
03 / Field robotics

Cornell Nexus

Mechanical design, leadership & systems integration

Cornell Engineering project team where I led the mechanical design and system integration of an autonomous beach-cleaning rover to address microplastic pollution, coordinating across mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems to solve a real-world robotics problem

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Fast Robots robotics project
04 / Autonomous systems

Fast Robots

Sensing, localization & control

Cornell Engineering course where I designed and programmed a high-speed autonomous car that navigated and reacted in real time, applying robotics and control principles to achieve fully self-driven performance

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FIRST Robotics Team 5806 competition robot
05 / Competition robotics

FIRST Robotics

Team leadership, design & fabrication

Led my high school’s FIRST Robotics Competition team through its first-ever regional championship and world championship qualification, guiding design, fabrication, and integration of a competitive robot for the Boeing-sponsored Rapid React season.

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[ 03 / OUTSIDE OF ENGINEERING ]

Outside of Engineering

Outside of the lab, I enjoy golfing, hiking, sailing, and backcountry skiing. I’m also a lifelong USSA ski racer and play for Cornell United Soccer Club.