CLARA ONG

Clara Ong

NUS Robotics & Machine Intelligence

building intelligent systems · autonomy · perception · ai/ml · hardware · design

Experience

Home Team Science and Technology Agency logo

Incoming Robotics Software Intern

Home Team Science and Technology AgencyHTX

NUS CanSat Team logo

Software Lead

Sep 2026 - Present

NUS CanSat Team

NUS Mars Rover Team logo

Robotics Engineer

Aug 2026 - Present

NUS Mars Rover Team

National University of Singapore logo

Teaching Assistant

May - Aug 2026

National University of SingaporeNUS

Centre for Nurturing Computing Excellence

Defence Science and Technology Agency logo

Computer Vision Intern

Jan 2023

Defence Science and Technology AgencyDSTA

Recently

WaveCare

WaveCare

  • 🏆 1st Prize · IDEATE 2026 (CDE Innovation Day)
  • 🏆 Most Innovative Prize · IDEATE 2026

Smart care mattress overlay that senses pressure, humidity and tilt, with alternating-pressure air tubes and a caregiver dashboard.

  • ESP32-S3
  • Sensors
  • Next.js
Building→
Autonomous Mobile Robot

Autonomous Mobile Robot

TurtleBot3 with ROS2, Nav2, and AprilTag perception for autonomous delivery across a maze.

  • TurtleBot3
  • ROS2
  • Nav2
  • AprilTag
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Localised Drone Detection for Singapore Airspace

Localised Drone Detection for Singapore Airspace

Research project training a YOLOv11 detector on a curated Singapore dataset to investigate localised data effects on no-fly zone detection.

  • YOLOv11
  • Python
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Autonomous Drone Navigation

GPS-denied indoor flight using onboard perception and planning.

  • PX4
  • MAVSDK
  • YOLO
  • ROS2
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Autonomous Drone

Autonomous Drone

  • ESP32-S3
  • PX4
  • MAVLink
  • FreeRTOS
In ProgressDocumentation in progress
OpenDuck Bipedal Robot

OpenDuck Bipedal Robot

Bipedal duck robot built end to end - hardware, software, teleop API, and product.

  • Bipedal Locomotion
  • Teleop
CompleteDocumentation in progress
CarePal

CarePal

  • Finalist · BrainHack 2023

A one-stop platform for youths and working adults to prioritise their mental and physical health, made fun through augmented reality.

  • Figma
  • UI/UX
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ArtHaven

ArtHaven

A social platform for artists, built around a cloaking feature that makes posted artwork awkward to steal.

  • Figma
  • UI/UX
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Autonomous Ball Retrieval Robot

Autonomous Ball Retrieval Robot

Mobile robot that autonomously detects, collects, and returns balls.

  • ESP32
  • OpenCV
In ProgressDocumentation in progress
Silicone Part Counter

Silicone Part Counter

Computer-vision counter for small molded parts on a production line.

  • YOLO11
  • OpenCV
  • Python
In ProgressDocumentation in progress
Arduino Mobile Robot
Ball Launcher Robot
The Untenable House
The Untenable House: Wiring
ESP32 Breadboard Build

Certifications

CSWA Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate

Dassault Systèmes

Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification

DeepLearning.AI

Advanced Learning Algorithms

DeepLearning.AI

Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

DeepLearning.AI

Singapore Defense Tech Hackathon
Singapore Defense Tech Hackathon2026
LifeHack
LifeHack2026 · NUS
Hack&Roll
Hack&Roll2026 · NUS Hackers
SingHacks
SingHacks2026 · AI x Fintech Hackathon
Advanced Youth Cyber Exploration Programme
Advanced Youth Cyber Exploration Programme2024 · AYCEP
Swift Explorers Singapore (SES)
Swift Explorers Singapore (SES)2023 · Final stage · Presented Peace of Mind, a journaling iPad app, at Apple Orchard Road
OneArena Robotics Challenge
OneArena Robotics Challenge2024 · NTU
Science Centre Singapore RDP
Science Centre Singapore RDP2022 · Built The Untenable House, an Arduino model house