Selected Work
A robotic system that takes a unique approach to recon missions. HorizonNet places small devices I call "nodes" througout the environment. This spreads sensing throuhgout the physical space and maintains persistent awareness as situations evolve.
Built a three‑wheeled go‑kart from scratch — designing it on my computer, sourcing affordable parts with money earned from work, cutting steel by hand, and welding the chassis together.
Designed the entire intake‑and‑shooter arm at the front of our competition robot using Onshape. The team then CNC‑cut the arm plates from polycarbonate based on my design.
Designed a snap‑together prosthetic hand actuated by tensioned strings and rubber bands. The compliant mechanism conforms naturally to complex object surfaces, making it more practical than a rigid grip.
A path tracer that simulates millions of light rays — their reflections, refractions, and color absorption — using physically based concepts like the Fresnel reflection equations. Below is the rendering equation it implements, alongside an output frame and a snippet of the kernel.
Combines web scraping with an LLM's ability to estimate the value of a product from the nuanced characteristics of its listing title. Using that AI‑estimated price, the program surfaces listings priced well below their estimated value — useful for finding products that can be flipped for a profit.
Discovered by Benoit Mandelbrot, this fractal — defined by the deceptively simple iteration $z_{n+1} = z_n^2 + c$ — never repeats no matter how far you zoom (until floating‑point precision gives out). I wrote this plotter to run in parallel on the GPU for high‑framerate exploration.
Did paid 3D‑modelling work for Future Fest, an NFT video game, focusing primarily on character accessories. Below: a character wearing one of my hats, and the in‑game store featuring more characters whose hats I designed.
Took concepts from AP Physics and turned them into interactive simulations: a cloth solver, an N‑body gravity sim, and a particle system using sparse‑grid collision optimization for large counts.