Arturo
Estrada

I’m Arturo Estrada, a mechanical engineering student at UC Berkeley from the Central Valley. I’m a very curious person. If an idea stays in my head long enough, I usually end up sketching it, prototyping it, researching it, and trying to build it into something real.

A lot of my engineering came from curiosity. I did not come from an engineering background, but I never let that stop me from figuring things out. Most of what I know came from messing things up, fixing them, asking better questions, and slowly learning how to turn random ideas into physical projects.

I like making things, breaking things, testing them, and improving them. My hope is that, over time, the things I build can turn into useful technology, better prototypes, or products that bring something positive into the world.

I challenge myself by building across different areas. One project might be a control-system phone gimbal, another might be a heat transfer rocket concept, and another might be an analytical data project. If something interests me, I’m willing to put it into the world, break it, fail at it, rebuild it, and keep going until I understand it better.

A lot of my work sits between mechanical design, controls, robotics, thermal systems, and aerospace applications.

This site is basically my engineering trail. Some projects are polished, some are still growing, and some taught me what not to do. But every single one pushed me closer to the kind of engineer I’m trying to become.

I come from the Central Valley, where big ideas are not always treated as realistic. A lot of people would rather stay comfortable than chase something uncertain, but I think part of being alive is seeing how far you can take your life if you are willing to work and sacrifice for it.

My upbringing helped me stay grateful, make the most out of what I have, and keep imagining what tomorrow could look like. Hopefully, when I’m older, I’ll be able to take care of my people and look back knowing I worked on engineering projects that had a real, positive impact.

I want to work on technology that makes life feel more connected, useful, and possible. In a world where isolation and uncertainty feel more common, I hope to contribute something positive one prototype at a time.

Some of my biggest interests are space systems, drones, thermal engineering, and complete hardware-to-software prototypes. Space systems interest me because I want to help humanity move toward a future beyond one planet. Drones interest me because they can be used to help people, deliver resources, and solve real-world problems. Thermal engineering interests me because using math, geometry, and simulation to understand physical behavior feels almost unreal.

I like building systems from the hardware to the software because every part can be improved. Every prototype teaches you something. Every failed version gets you closer to something better.