PROJECTS:
Safe Project
My final project in the Robotics & Engineering shop took a couple of months to complete. I used my pre-existing CAD expertise to first design the case, and all its components. Secondly, I 3D printed some parts such as the hinge and wall mounts. I lasercut the PCB case and milled the PCB. I then soldered all the components onto the PCB. Fifth, I learned how to use the waterjet to cut out the pieces of the safe. Metal Fab was able to weld the outside of the case together. Then, it was just a process of combining the necessary circuitry with and finishing up the code, and it works very well.
Arcade Machine
The arcade machine has taken me almost 2 years to complete. Over the course of my Junior year, I developed a video game using the Unity Engine, including several tens of thousands of lines of code and hundreds of individual frames of animation which I hand-crafted on my own using Krita, among other software. The game, Nate Ball, includes 3 game modes; 10 distinctive playable characters, each with a unique ability and statistics; 10 unique maps; and 2 minigames, which after beaten, will lead both players to an ending sequence. During Senior year, I made the electronics, designed the arcade machine, and routed it from birch plywood. After doing several other tedious tasks such as painting the machine, designing and 3D printing different parts for it, and wiring the buttons, I have finally finished my most ambitious project to date.
Sumo Robot
I worked on my Sumo Robot project together with Alex Hickey, a classmate of mine, who is the first person to appear in the video on the far right. Together, we finished making this tank of a robot towards the end of sophomore year. It came in 1st place in the shop's Sumo Robot Competition, going an undefeated 5-0 en-route to a dominant victory. The face on the top of the robot is a replica of a photo of Prince Altidor, a friend of mine and Alex's and a former member of the Robotics and Engineering shop. He is the second person to appear in the video on the far right. The replica and its mount were designed and 3D printed by myself, and it serves its role as an intimidation tactic for other robots.
Light Box
My first project in the Robotics and Engineering shop, my light box is arguably the pinnacle of human achievement. The ability to switch between 7 color modes is contained within in a single button on the front of the box. Engrained on the first 1/8 inch acrylic is a design of myself and Cormack Lynch, a friend and former Robotics and Engineering classmate, parodying the iconic Step Brothers movie poster. The second box exhibits the unfortunate school picture of Anthony Cartolano, another friend and former shopmate.
