Timothy Churchill

Computer Science and Robotics student drawn to difficult systems, good books, and the strange borderland where ideas become machinery.

Hi, I am Timothy Churchill

I am a Computer Science and Robotics student at the Colorado School of Mines. What draws me most is not technology in the abstract, but the process of making difficult things intelligible: taking a system that seems opaque, temperamental, or unwieldy and slowly giving it clarity, structure, and form.

My work lives at the intersection of software, controls, and physical design. Recent projects include drone trajectory planning at NAPPLab, machine learning for solar module segmentation at BrightSpot Automation, a paramagnetic liquid lens, and an adaptive robotic hand. I care about systems that are not only functional, but elegant in the way they come to life.

Timothy Churchill
2026

Knowledge
Map

Knowledge Map concept graph interface

A learning system built around conceptual structure rather than isolated tasks, with the aim of making intellectual growth visible over time.

2025

Paramagnetic
Liquid Lens

Paramagnetic liquid lens prototype base

An optics project shaped by a simple question: what happens if focus is changed not by moving glass, but by reshaping a liquid with a field?

2024 to Present

Robotic
Hand

Robotic hand rolling contact prototype

A study in dexterity, structure, and mechanical intelligence through a sequence of low-cost hand prototypes.

2025 to Present

Drone Path
Planning

Crazyflie drone in flight

Work in autonomous flight focused on turning fragile lab systems into repeatable, trustworthy behavior.