Lleyton Elliott

Hello! I’m Lleyton, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, studying Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Control of Robotics and Autonomous Systems. I will graduate in May 2026 with a Masters of Engineering. The Berkeley MEng program emphasizes excellence in technical projects, with an additional focus on entrepreneurship and engineering leadership. At Berkeley, I am a Robotics Affinity Group Leader, chosen from amongst my incoming class to organize events, outreach, and professional connections for fellow students interested in robotics. I recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. I’m passionate about robotics and automation, bio-inspired design, medical devices, and precision machines. I also love approaching problems from a integrative systems engineering perspective, and my experience on interdisciplinary teams reflects that.

As an undergraduate at MIT, I was a researcher in the Accelerated Materials Lab for Sustainability, developing autonomous systems for the discovery, fabrication, and optimization of liquid solar cell precursor materials. Ialso served on the lab teaching staff for two controls and robotics classes in the MechE department — I was a four-time Lab Assistant for 2.004 Dynamics and Control II and was the Head Lab Assistant for 2.12 Intro to Robotics. In the non-technical realm, I held various MIT community leadership roles such as twice being an Orientation Captain (1 of 12 undergraduates selected to plan and run fall Orientation) and serving on MIT’s institute-wide Committee on Curricula. I also have significant organizational leadership experience, having held executive roles for multiple student groups between MIT and Berkeley. Also, to grow the engineering community and encourage engineering education, I actively mentor gifted young students with personal robotics projects through the Curious Cardinals virtual mentorship startup.

My skills include dynamical system modeling and control system design, CAD (Solidworks & Fusion360), MATLAB, electronics & PCB design (KiCAD), system simulation & optimization, 3D printing & rapid prototyping, machining & fabrication, programming (C++ & Python), system integration, test engineering, instrumentation & measurement, UI design/user outreach, mechanics, thermodynamics, experimental design, literature review, engineering documentation, technical writing, communication, leadership, and teamwork.