Projects
Six mechanisms, from coursework to competition, from concept sketch to working hardware. Each entry below links to the full build: design decisions, hardware, and what broke along the way.
Adaptive Fin-Ray Gripper
moteus-c1 R1.2 · CAN-FD · mj5208A compliant, self-conforming end effector built around a CAN-FD servo controller and a from-scratch actuation pipeline. Graduate coursework, BU Gardner Lab.
Read the build → PRJ-02Fruit-Picking Robotic Arm
6-JOINT · CNC AL 6061 · BOSTON ROBOTICS CLUBMachined and assembled the arm structure; designed the fin-ray end effector. Took 1st place ($10,000) and the Audience Appreciation Award ($1,000), $11,000 total, at Mass Robotics Form & Function 2026.
Read the build → PRJ-03SMOC Thermal Regulator
ESP32-S3 · DUAL-ZONE · SMOC CONTROLA dual-zone heater platform controlling temperature with Shell Multivariable Optimizing Control, identified from PRBS test data and grounded in the original 1977 LAG literature.
Read the build → PRJ-04Rotary Vane Pump
ME 559 · TEAM PROJECT · GD&TA positive-displacement pump built with a three-person team for ME 559: eccentric rotor, sliding vanes, and a full GD&T drawing package with written assembly procedures.
Read the build → PRJ-05Rehab Grip-Pressure Sensor
ME 571 · FLEX SENSOR · LCD READOUTA wearable flex sensor with a live LCD pressure readout, built to gauge finger strength during extremity rehabilitation.
Read the build → PRJ-06Pneu-Net Soft Robot
ME 568 · SILICONE · SYRINGE-ACTUATEDA self-propelling pneu-net soft robot, cast in silicone and inflated section by section with hand-driven syringes.
Read the build →