Francis Maina

Francis Maina is a mechatronics engineer and educator at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT). He holds a BSc in Mechatronics Engineering from DeKUT and an MSc in Control of Green Mechatronics from Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte (UBFC), France, with research experience at the University of Marseilles and Gifu University, Japan. His work spans robotics, drone design and control, CAD/CAM, topology optimization through additive manufacturing, and electronic product design. He has published on 4D printing of smart grippers, robot parameter identification, and photovoltaic thermal systems. He is a registered Graduate Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya.