About Us

Andres E. Garcia: I am an Junior studying Computer Science! I like robots and stuff. I'm from Irvine, California, but I'm Guatemalan which is also cool :>

Ashlynn E. Sweet: I am a Master's student studying Mechanical Engineering with research interests in autonomous navigation and information-aware planning algorithms. I was awarded my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2025 and serve as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. I enjoy crocheting, karaoke, hiking and sand volleyball. 

Daniel Contreras-Esquivel: I study symbolic systems and am interested in robotic perception and "cognition". I took this class for more hands-on experience in the robotic workflow, I am interested in learning more robotic methodologies to answer questions about cognition in multimodal intelligence. I plan on applying to PhD in CS in the near future. I have a cat and enjoy hiking and camping.

Gabrielle M. Walrath: I am a fourth year undergraduate studying Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics, and I love robots and prosthetics. I enjoy scuba diving, skydiving, and other adrenaline rushes like all-nighters for robotics classes.

Ismael C. A. Duran: 3rd year undergraduate studying CS, AI from San Antonio, TX.

Kenneth R. Ma: I am a coterm Master's student in Computer Science with a background in Mechanical Engineering. I'm an aspiring roboticist and look forward to building cool things in the future!

Sammie M. Staudinger: I am a first-year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, and I think that robots are cool :D. 

Sarah N. Glomski: I am a first-year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering studying robotic teleoperation and haptic feedback. I like to camp, go off-roading, and fly drones for nature photography! 

Honorable Mentions: Anthropic's Claude