CS & Engineering · UC Irvine

Thiago
Sardenberg.

I build robotics systems, mobile apps, and AI tools.
Seeking software engineering & robotics internships.

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// about me

Builder by nature.
Engineer by training.

I'm a Computer Science & Engineering student at UC Irvine (graduating May 2027), passionate about the intersection of software and physical systems.

Whether I'm soldering electronics for a competition rover, writing locomotion firmware for a robotic spider, or shipping an iOS app to the App Store — I build things end-to-end.

My app Sapling raised $1,200 to plant 1,200 trees and was featured in GeekWire. My rover placed 13th out of 50 teams at competition.

UniversityUC Irvine
DegreeB.E. Computer Science & Engineering
GraduationMay 2027
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese
StatusOpen to internships
13/50
Rover competition placement
1.2k
Trees planted via Sapling
5+
Projects shipped to production
50h
Hackathon build at IrvineHacks

// currently

Building a robotic spider with Zotbotics club at UCI — custom CAD structural components and servo locomotion algorithms in C++.

// projects

Things I've built.

Robotics

Autonomous Rover

Competition Build — 13th / 50 Teams

Designed the full chassis and custom claw in CAD, soldered all electronics, and wrote firmware from scratch — line-following via IR sensors and color-signature object detection via PixyCam.

ArduinoC++ PixyCamCADIR Sensors
Robotics

Robotic Spider — Zotbotics

UCI Club Project — Ongoing

CAD-modeled all structural components and programming locomotion algorithms using Arduino, servos, and sensors. Building multi-legged movement patterns from the ground up with the Zotbotics team.

ArduinoC++ CADServosSensors

Sapling — Eco iOS App

Published on App Store · Featured in GeekWire

Eco fundraising app that planted 1,200 trees by raising $1,200. Published on the App Store, featured in GeekWire, and marketed via TikTok. Full-stack React Native + Firebase build.

React NativeTypeScript FirebaseiOS

Fashion Detection Web App

YOLOv8 · Computer Vision

Computer vision pipeline using YOLOv8 to detect and crop clothing items from photos, then surface shoppable product links. REST API backend with React frontend and PostgreSQL storage.

PythonYOLOv8 ExpressPostgreSQLReact

AI Trip Planner — IrvineHacks

Built in ~50 hours · IrvineHacks

Flutter app where Claude API generates personalized travel itineraries by mood. Users curate activities, invite friends, plan group trips, and share photo albums — built in 50 hours at IrvineHacks.

FlutterDart FirebaseClaude API

// skills

My toolkit.

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScript PythonJava C++Dart SQLHTMLCSS

Frameworks & Libraries

React.jsReact Native FlutterNode.js Express.jsNext.js Tailwind CSS

Tools & Platforms

GitGitHub FirebasePostgreSQL ArduinoPixyCam CADYOLOv8

// contact

Let's work
together.

I'm actively looking for software engineering and robotics internships. If you're building something interesting or want to chat — my inbox is open.