Since getting my first 3D printer when I was 12, I've taught myself 3D design and programming, and have built numerous projects integrating microcontrollers with 3D printed parts. More recently, I added app programming to my repertoire.
I've built a working prototype that lets you describe what you want and get a functional, printable design.
This device electromagnetically accelerates a steel marble, allowing to build a never-ending marble run. Grand prize winner in Instructables Make it Move student engineering contest.
Integrating microcontrollers with motors, sensors, and 3D printed parts, I designed and built this gyroscope for my Physics IB Extended Essay. The gyroscope's speed can be set precisely using PID control up to 6600 RPM. A load cell and a stepper motor allow precise torque control around the axis perpendicular to that of the gyroscope's axis of rotation. An angular position sensor at the base measures the speed of gyroscopic precession. The data was great! (See pages 28 and 30 for graphs)
I programmed this voice-activated calorie tracker as part of Beta Camp, a month-long accelerated business program. You simply describe your meal, and it returns the calorie count, voila! My team and I decided to make the app free after Beta Camp.
Modular house with retractable legs that allow it to adapt to the shifting sand dunes. 1st prize winner ($5000) in Autodesk Instructables' "Make it Resilient" international student design contest 2024.
Tubular bridge that allows vines to grow in the lattice. I designed this as a case study of my school's ravine with the goal of improving students' connection with nature. 1st prize winner ($5000) in Autodesk Instructables' "Make it Bridge" international student design contest 2023.
In grade 10, I 3D designed this robot, programmed its microcontroller, and coded an app to control it through Bluetooth.