Bio
I am from Santa Maria, California. I went to Orcutt Academy High School, where I graduated as salutatorian. I found my love for engineering as a member of the Spartatroniks Robotics team, FRC 3512. I devoted all four years of high school to learning, mastering, and teaching computer-aided design in Solidworks. Along with technical skills, I learned to be a leader, a collaborator, and that there is always another way to solve a problem.
No matter what struggles I may face in life, I make things happen. I have the passion to bring ideas to life. in all aspects of my life, I strive for nothing short of GREATNESS. oft will I fall short, but failure is what carves a magnum opus from the prototype.
This website serves as a portfolio and a lens into my jampacked life.
As you scroll down, my projects & commitments will appear from most recent to oldest.
ASME COMBAT ROBOTICS at UCLA
Technical Lead
I am currently technical co-lead for the largest collegiate Beetleweight combat robotics team on the West Coast. I have been teaching 40+ engineering & non-engineering students to design, wire, and build robots from scratch. We provide electronics, 3D-printing materials, and order custom metal parts for the teams. I created a website to assist with leading this project: uclacombat.org
The website's schedule automatically integrates with our Discord & Google Calendar, sending event announcements & updates.
This year, we'll be hosting an internal competition on May 17th called Mechanical Mayhem. 15 teams of 1-5 members each will put their months of work to the test.
FANG (2023)
my first Combat Robot
Fang was my first combat robot. I designed and built it by myself as a freshman. Prior to joining the club, I had no experience with combat robotics. While high energy spinner robots are predominant, I opted for a more unique, challenging design. It used surgical tubing as energy storage.
Worm Drive
Using a worm gear allowed for an 84:1 total mechanical advantage. The worm gear was bolted to a "slip gear which enabled a reciprocating attack.
ongoing combat robotics projects
BUZZsaw
Buzzsaw is my combat robot design this year. He's still a work in progress, but with my new Steam Deck control setup, it should work like a charm.
Steam deck Control system
I designed and built a custom circuit board to tackle this using ESP-32 + Bluetooth, but I realized it was a difficult and unreliable approach. I am going to instead use an adapter to send RF signals from the Steam Deck to an appropriate receiver. This should be a more battle-hardened concept that could be utilized in many other projects - not just combat robotics!
Projector Stand
My skills often come in handy when there's a product I need that doesn't currently exist for my purposes. I recently purchased an Anker Capsule Projector, but it can be annoying to prop it up on my dorm bed.
I designed a two-piece 3D-printed invention to solve this issue and watch Severance in peace. Using my bed's The red part is flexible TPU, and it slides into the rigid blue PETG part. A zip tie secures both parts together.
The projector has a 1/4"-20 hole on the bottom, which I fasten one of my many such screws into. There is also a cutout profile to allow access to the cables on the back of the projector, allowing charging while docked.
Snapshot
A quick glance at some of my featured works