MIT · Mechanical Engineering · Class of 2027
Mechanical engineering & robotics
I’m Bishop Jackson, a current senior at MIT studying mechanical engineering, with a concentration in controls, instrumentation, and robotics.
I graduated from Thomas County Central High School in 2023. I was a Jack Kent Cooke Cohort 18 Young Scholar, and now I'm a Jack Kent Cooke College Scholar.
I enjoy tinkering with things. I also love my Mustang, robots, rockets, and roller coasters.
More about me ↗Undergraduate Researcher · Summer 2026–Present
I built a custom MuJoCo task and MolmoAct2 evaluation pipeline across four levels of task complexity. I also designed TextileBench, a 20-task benchmark that advanced to RoboCurve’s final stage.
Mechatronics · Mechanical design · Prototyping
In progress01 / Mechatronics & designView project ↗MIT 2.009 · In progress
Cross-disciplinary work connecting mechanical CAD, Raspberry Pi 4 computers, sensing, and embedded control with the solenoid tapper I developed for acoustic inspection.
Mechatronics · CAD & DFM · Acoustic inspectionPersonal low-cost quadruped · In progress
Custom cycloidal actuators, 5010 drone motors, low-cost SimpleFOC drivers, and a compact leg mechanism built from four printed members.
Actuator design · DFM · 3D printingMIT 2.12 · Spring 2026
I built the mobile platform and four-bar tray lift, integrating navigation with the robot-arm subteam for a mock home challenge.
Competition winner
View project ↗MIT 2.008 · Spring 2026
From CAD and machined molds to a finished yo-yo, with press-fit design and production measurements.
Design for manufacturing
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Robotics and AI Institute · Summer 2025
I operated and troubleshot Spot during public demonstrations, supported visitor sessions, and developed recommendations for reliability and interaction.
Robotics intern · 10,943 exhibit visitors
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Harvard · Spring 2026
Spot and Unitree Go2 invited passersby into a playful public interaction with social prompts written on lemons.
Robots in Human Ecology · Public field interactionMolmoAct2 · imitation learning · LoRA · manipulation evaluation
MuJoCo · MolmoSpaces · LeRobot · Python · C++ · MATLAB · PyTorch · Linux/HPC
Soldering · wiring · Raspberry Pi 4 · Pico · Arduino · encoders · CAN bus · SimpleFOC
Design for manufacturing (DFM) · SolidWorks · Onshape · machining · injection molding · 3D printing