Engineering better systems.
From the drawing board
to the open road.

Designed and prototyped a fully 3D-printed, 8-legged walking robot inspired by spider biomechanics. Powered by an Arduino microcontroller, the robot uses a dual-motor gear train and ultrasonic sensors to autonomously navigate a T-shaped obstacle course, with no external input during operation.

Designed a foldable robotic arm for space applications that stows compactly for launch, then autonomously unfolds using only its shoulder, elbow, and wrist joint motors, no spacewalks or on-orbit assembly required. In the deployed state, zero-backlash locking mechanisms create a weld-like, rigid structure designed to match the stiffness of a single-piece boom, enabling reliable self-deployment in the harsh conditions of space.

Designed autoclave-compatible surgical tool containers and programmed a robotic arm to autonomously pick and place them into sterilization bins. The system was built with remote operation in mind, controlled by an end-user interface, with the goal of enabling surgical procedures in areas where a physician may not be physically present.

Proposed a wind-turbine integrated streetlight system to address insufficient lighting along Hamilton's Lincoln Alexander Parkway, where 32% of 182 annual collisions occurred at night. Each pole houses a helical wind turbine to generate net-zero energy, analyzed through a full economic model, sensitivity analysis, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation projecting a $2.2M net value over 10 years.

Designed a drone-based remote monitoring system to detect harmful algal blooms across Ontario's Rainy Lake of the Woods watershed, replacing costly manual water sampling. The system uses a 100MP aerial camera and machine learning algorithms, analyzed through PERSEID feasibility screening across performance, regulatory, socio-cultural, and environmental layers.