I design and build robots (so Elon doesn’t have to)

Mechanical engineering student at Eindhoven University of Technology.

Co-founder, FTC 24500 LITBOT Structures Design Engineer, TU/e VOID Mentor, FRC 8841 Rembrandts

Tools Onshape · SolidWorks · Marc Mentat (FEA) · 3D printing · CNC

Selected work

FTC 2025–26 · Bucharest Twin Cup

The most refined machine of four seasons — the build where every subsystem was a second or third revision rather than a first attempt.

FTC 2024–25 · Houston Worlds

Built for the FIRST World Championship in Houston. Third for the Inspire Award in the Jemison Division and part of the finalist alliance.

FTC 2023–24 · Bucharest Twin Cup

Two seasons back, and the clearest measure of what has changed since — including the decisions I would not make again.

FTC 2024–25 · Bucharest Twin Cup

A separate build for the Bucharest Twin Cup in the Into the Deep season — a different answer to the same game as the Worlds machine.

Awards & recognition

FIRST Tech Challenge European Premier Event Connect Award · Top 100 OPR ranking worldwide
FIRST Tech Challenge Lithuania Championship Winner · Inspire Award

Kaunas Citizens of the Year “Generation of the Year” (Metų karta) · Kaunas City Award
LRT Awards of the Year “Future of the Year” (Metų ateitis) · Lithuanian national television
FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship, Jemison Division Inspire Award 3rd place & Finalist Alliance
FIRST Tech Challenge Bucharest Twin Cup Precision & Purpose Award
FIRST Tech Challenge Lithuania Championship Winner · Inspire Award & Finalist Alliance
FIRST Tech Challenge Benelux Qualifying Tournament Winning Alliance Captain & Innovate Award
European Statistics Competition 3rd place · national stage
Lietuvos Maximalistai scholarship Main award (pagrindinė)

Contact

Open to internships, project collaborations and anything involving a mechanism that does not yet work properly.

Email jonaszaleckaslt@gmail.com

LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/jonaszaleckas

GitHub github.com/JonasZaleckas

Based in Eindhoven, NL