I have been working at Sanctuary AI for a while, and one of the projects that I have had the absolute pleasure of being involved with is what I believe are the world’s best pair of robotic hands. If you haven’t already seen it, the video below is a good demonstration of the hardware capabilityContinue reading “the world’s best hand”
Category Archives: Projects
Fighting Cancer with Algorithms
For my second capstone project at UBC, I had the absolute pleasure of working with Dr. Hal Clark of BC Cancer Agency in order to develop methods for medical image registration to enhance cancer treatment plans. You can find his website here. The main problem that we wanted to address is obtaining useful scans forContinue reading “Fighting Cancer with Algorithms”
science world: a programming workshop
For my first co-op position back in 2018, I worked at Science World in Vancouver as a Science Facilitator. As someone interested in education and science communication, this was an incredibly exciting opportunity for me. Overall, the experience lived up to the expectation. Some of the cool things that I was able to do includes:Continue reading “science world: a programming workshop”
travel sketches
In 2019, I spent eight months in Germany on a co-op position at the University of Wurzburg. I was fortunate enough to travel around Europe and explore new languages and cultures in person. Along the journey I tried to create a sketch or drawing for every new place that I visited, here are my favorites.Continue reading “travel sketches”
modbox
challenge: Create a container that can safely and quickly transport crucial medical equipment over tough terrain via drone. There are many obstacles to consider such as weather conditions, shocks from drops, and carrying capacity. physical description: There are three main components: A container Dividers A lid There were two that I had in mind whenContinue reading “modbox”
cat tree
What a novel idea, a tree of cats. However, they can be quite expensive and needlessly large. I don’t doubt that your cat deserves it, but if they don’t use it, you just end up with some large piece of odd decor. Often, these cat trees are wide, with a space to hide, a ballContinue reading “cat tree”
twitchy the robot
Every summer the newest Engineering Physics students partake in the much anticipated “Robot Summer”. This year’s theme: STAR WARS! Each team must build a robot that can infiltrate the Empire’s secret base with alarmed gates and flooded by stormtroopers. Along the way there are trapped ewoks that you must rescue and if you make itContinue reading “twitchy the robot”
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