Robotics software that ships.
Freelance robotics & autonomous-systems engineering — from control and simulation to field-ready deployment.
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Services
Autonomous systems development
Control, navigation, and coordination software for drones and mobile robots.
Simulation & validation
Building the simulation pipelines that let you test before you fly.
Software infrastructure
CI, tooling, and automation so your robotics stack stays maintainable.
Selected work
Cooperative drone transport — ARMADA project (LS2N)
Multiple drones carrying a shared payload through a deformable net — a problem where classic model-based control breaks down.
I took over an unstable research controller, migrated it from Python to C++, and replaced the rigid-model approach with a model-free design: per-drone PD control plus a Moving Horizon Estimation observer that estimates net disturbances in real time. Validated in Gazebo simulation and in real flights in the LS2N indoor arena — up to 4 drones carrying a 1 kg shared payload, executing full pick-up-and-deposit cycles while holding formation within ±15 cm.
Public repository →A research paper on this work is currently being written; photos and flight video will follow its publication.
See more →Autonomous surveillance rover — commissioning
On-site integration and commissioning of autonomous surveillance rovers for large-scale infrastructure operators — bridging lab-validated software and operational deployment.
Commissioned autonomous surveillance rovers for several large-scale clients under NDA. Each deployment required hands-on on-site integration, applying deep knowledge of field reality to turn research-grade software into reliable, operational systems.
See more →Medical-device digital twin
A Gazebo digital twin enabling systematic pre-deployment testing and collision-free trajectory generation before applying them on the real device.
Built a Gazebo digital twin of a medical-device system for a medical-device company. The model enabled the client team to run systematic tests before deployment and to generate collision-free trajectories on the simulation before applying them on the real device.
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Damien Six — Robotics Engineer
I'm Damien Six, a robotics engineer — trained at École Centrale Paris (engineering degree) with a PhD in Robotics from École Centrale Nantes, where I designed and controlled a flying parallel robot: multiple quadrotors acting as one manipulator. Since then I've built control software for lower-limb exoskeletons at the Italian Institute of Technology (tested with patients in Italian hospitals) and led the UAV experimental platform at LS2N as research engineer. Since 2023, I've run my own engineering company, EURL ROBOTSIX, as a freelance robotics engineer — commissioning systems on-site, building Gazebo digital twins for simulation and validation, and supporting long-term UAV control engagements for clients ranging from academic labs to industrial companies. I've published 9+ papers in international journals and conferences — but what I care about is software that flies, walks, and works outside the lab.
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