Marcel Almonte is a Mechatronics Applications Engineer and holds a bachelor’s degree in electro-mechanical engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Marcel has experience in several motion control applications areas. At Harmonic Drive, his focus is on the Integrated Actuator product offering, including customer support, application engineering and software development.
Marcel Almonte graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2022 with a degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering and a minor in Applied Mathematics. During college, he worked as a Quality and Safety Engineer at Philips, testing medical devices for CE compliance.
Post-graduation, Marcel served as a Field Engineer for Alert Innovation, troubleshooting hardware and software bugs and communicating issues to development teams. He then joined Infranor USA a servo motor and drive sales office, helping customers find custom motion control solutions.
Currently, Marcel is a Mechatronics Applications Engineer at Harmonic Drive, focusing on the Integrated Actuator Product Line. He develops tests to verify motor specifications, troubleshoot software, electrical, and hardware bugs, and collaborates with customers, sales, and design teams.
Selecting the right motion architecture is one of the most important design decisions in robotics. This session will examine the tradeoffs between component-level and integrated actuator architectures, helping engineers understand when each approach delivers the best balance of performance, flexibility, and development efficiency.
Attendees will learn how integrated actuators can reduce engineering effort by simplifying system integration, minimizing cabling complexity, shortening testing and commissioning, and accelerating time-to-market. The session will also provide practical guidance on selecting motion solutions based on application requirements, communication protocols, performance targets, and overall system constraints, equipping attendees with a framework for making informed design decisions in next-generation robotic systems.
