Alex Fuge is from Virginia Beach, VA and received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2017. Alex has worked with Dr. Leonessa since 2016, starting with AgBot for senior design and continuing to other mechanical research tasks within the TREC lab. His current research is focusing on the mechanical design of humanoid robotic structures developed through additive manufacturing process. Outside of the lab Alex enjoys PC gaming, astrophotography, reading, tinkering, and making new things (custom 3D printers, nixie tube clocks, UGV, drones, …).