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Building robots, machines, and software that interact with the real world.

I'm an MS in Robotics with experience across mechanism design, electronics, controls, and software, and I'm most interested in building end-to-end robotic systems.

Cable driven parallel robot
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Featured project · Cable driven parallel robot

Design, build and control of a cable driven robot.

About

I thrive on building systems that bridge software and hardware.

My interests sit at the intersection of robotics, controls, embedded systems, software, and physical prototyping. I like projects that require both careful reasoning and hands-on execution.

Whether that means designing a mechanism, building out electronics, developing control software, or debugging the entire stack until it behaves, I enjoy turning difficult ideas into working systems.

This portfolio is a selection of projects that reflect that approach.

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