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  • Edge Nutrition VLM
    Research · Independent · Sep 2026 – present In progress
    Edge Nutrition VLM
    Fine-tuning a 4-bit, 9B-parameter vision-language model to estimate food mass and nutrition from a single image on a laptop GPU, with frozen evaluation cohorts and a training-data contamination audit.
  • Humanoid Gripper
    Research · Georgia Tech LIDAR · 2025–26
    Humanoid Gripper
    Dual-servo crank–four-bar gripper redesign for LIDAR's humanoid auxiliary arm, with prototyped (unfinished) magnetometer-based tactile sensing.
  • FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
    Competition · FRC Team 1086 · 2025 season
    FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
    FRC 1086's robot for the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition. Peaked at 86 OPR at FIRST World Championship (top 15% at event).
In progress

Work that is underway. Nothing here is a finished, validated system yet.

  • MATADOR
    Personal project · Mar 2026 – present In progress
    MATADOR
    Modular motor/actuator dynamometer for measuring motors and custom actuators on one test stand. In design and sourcing.
More projects
  • PowerWalk
    Hackathon · StarkHacks 2026 · Spring 2026
    PowerWalk
    Wearable sensory substitution for peripheral neuropathy: an FSR-instrumented insole senses foot loading and encodes it as haptic cues on the calf.
  • Lighthouse
    Hackathon · HackGT 12 · Sep 2025
    Lighthouse
    Connected medication adherence system: 4-channel dispenser + real-time tracking, reminders, and reporting.
  • Bent Sheet Metal Cart
    Manufacturing · FRC Team 1086 · 2024
    Bent Sheet Metal Cart
    CNC laser cut + brake-formed 0.125” 5052 aluminum pit cart for FRC Team 1086.
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