Hi, I’m Alexander Knemeyer. I usually go by alknemeyer online. I have a BSc in Mechatronics Engineering and MSc in Robotics and Optimisation, both from the University of Cape Town. You can click here for the rest of my CV.

My projects include:

  • physical_education: a Python library which facilitates trajectory optimisation for legged robots and animals
  • foot-design-project: code and electronics code and electronics for a monoped robot hopper being developed at the UCT Mechatronics Lab, for research into foot designs for robots
  • optoforce: a Python library to interact with the OptoForce sensor
  • African-Robotics-Unit/docs: documentation for the African Robotics Unit, a grouping of robotics researchers at the University of Cape Town. I also made the african-robotics-unit website
  • typesieve: a Python library which contains type hints for matplotlib, odrive, pyomo and sympy. Similar to typeshed
  • sensor-logger: an open source example of an embedded sensor system, used in the foot design project
  • EEE4022S Thesis Project: my honours project on using computer vision to track moving animals using a camera on a gimbal with a neural accelerator stick
  • Intro to control using MATLAB: a relatively fast-paced introduction to MATLAB, including the basics, plotting, control-related functions and simulink. I wrote it while a tutor for an undergrad course
  • UCT Mechatronics Boat: vacation work contributions to a boat platform, including PCB design and other embedded engineering

Otherwise, on the non-work side, I really enjoy teaching, baking bread, gardening, boxing, running and time in nature.