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Robotics and Teaching

Projects building robots, mentoring students through FIRST Robotics, and creating the tools and environments that make hands-on learning possible.

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Preview for Internet of Things (IoT)
◆Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of interconnected physical devices that collect and exchange data.

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◉LabVIEW Data Acquisition — Solar Thermal Electric Panel

LabVIEW Data Acquisition — Solar Thermal Electric Panel

A LabVIEW and CompactRIO data acquisition system to measure a novel Solar Thermal Electric Panel against commercial systems — results published on ResearchGate.

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Preview for LEGO-Based Standard Robot Testing Framework
◉LEGO-Based Standard Robot Testing Framework

LEGO-Based Standard Robot Testing Framework

A standardized test robot built from LEGO for repeatable, reconfigurable multi-motion and vision testing — because having a reliable test platform is the difference between debugging code and debugging hardware at the same time.

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Preview for Manufacturing Systems
◎Manufacturing Systems

Manufacturing Systems

Systems manage production, materials, workflows, and capacity in physical goods environments.

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Preview for NI RoboRIO — LabVIEW, C++, and Java Programming
◉NI RoboRIO — LabVIEW, C++, and Java Programming

NI RoboRIO — LabVIEW, C++, and Java Programming

Multi-language robotics programming across NI hardware for FRC mentorship — maintaining parallel codebases for the same robot behaviors to understand what's universal versus what's a language artifact.

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Preview for Remote Lab for Teaching LabVIEW (Google Meet + AWS Workspaces)
◉Remote Lab for Teaching LabVIEW (Google Meet + AWS Workspaces)

Remote Lab for Teaching LabVIEW (Google Meet + AWS Workspaces)

Built a remote learning environment during the pandemic so students could access LabVIEW software and physical lab hardware from anywhere — keeping a robotics program running when everything else shut down.

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Preview for Robotics (FIRST, FRC, and Beyond)
◉Robotics (FIRST, FRC, and Beyond)

Robotics (FIRST, FRC, and Beyond)

Robotics brings together many of the things I care about most: building, learning, teamwork, mentorship, and the joy of making complex systems real.

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Preview for Teaching
◆Teaching

Teaching

Teaching is the practice of helping others acquire knowledge or skills.

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