Coursework
For many of the projects highlighted on this page, they were a result of collaboration with other students. Their names will be included in the project description if it was not an independent project.
Tufts University
Course descriptions taken from the university course catalog . Each course heading leads to the same course description on the Tufts course catalog.
"Broad review of theoretical and applied aspects of robotic manipulators and mobile robots. Statics, kinematics, dynamics, actuation, sensing, sensor fusion, trajectory planning and control with hands-on applications." Note that these robots were made completely from scratch, each over the course of a few weeks.
Letter-Writing Robot
with Hanna Khoury, Jordyn Brosemer, and Soham Gaggenapally
Brachiating Robot
with Allison Moore, Mischael Anilus, and Stephanie Bentley
"Human-robot interaction (HRI) at the intersection of psychology, human factors engineering, computer science, and robotics. Case studies of developing robots for various societal tasks, from flexible and adaptive robots for industrial manufacturing, to socially assistive robots for elder care. Discussion of key papers in HRI. Short student presentations on HRI studies and designs; work in interdisciplinary groups on a term project to design and conduct an HRI study." Note that the robot used in this class was purchased, not designed from scratch.
IMG_0861 (1).MOVSocial Norm Compliant
The robot stops rotating when it is facing the speaker.
IMG_0864 (1).MOVSocial Norm Violating
This robot "avoids" facing the person speaking, and actively turns away from the speaker.