A simple, modern bedside table made out of a sheet of plywood and hairpin table legs.
Modern Bedside Table
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DMX-Controlled Car Headlights
In my school's production of Grease, we are fabricating the front of a car set-piece using the front grill and headlights pulled from a scrapyard. I've wired these to be operated via DMX using a high current power supply, a 12 channel DMX power distributor, and a wireless DMX512 transmitter/receiver. These will be synced with… Continue reading DMX-Controlled Car Headlights
Rombutnics Dawg – Slack App
A custom Slack app that utilizes the OpenAI Davinci model to produce playful responses to certain messages as a "bro" - In Progress On my school's robotics team (FRC #4990), we joke about the use of language found in what we call "bro culture" amongst our peers. To celebrate this, I am programming a custom… Continue reading Rombutnics Dawg – Slack App
ROS-Enabled Robot
A Heavy Duty Smart Robot - In Progress This is a relatively large and heavy duty robotic system that will eventually feature ROS and lidar-based SLAM navigation. Featuring four brushless outrunner hub motors which are commonly found on Segways and hoverboards, this robot can theoretically carry hundreds of pounds at human walking speed. The v-slot… Continue reading ROS-Enabled Robot
Set of The Dragon
Originally written in Russia, The Dragon is a play which serves as a commentary on tyranny and misinformation. The set features a door that can be safely shattered, electronic lights, haze and smoke effects, and platforms for multiple actors to move around on. There are even three foam dragon heads that are dropped from the… Continue reading Set of The Dragon
Minicade Card
A Pocket Sized Arcade - In Progress Based around my custom designed PCB, this card features an OLED display as well as an Arduino compatible microcontroller. There is a lithium battery, a five way joystick, two buttons, and led indicator lights. Once completed, this will be able to play games such as Snake or Tetris.… Continue reading Minicade Card
Set of Mamma Mia!
Our set of Mamma Mia! features led strip-powered, window-imitating lights, a hanging sign, and rolling furniture. As the assistant sound engineer, I was responsible for handling microphone issues during the show as well as attaching microphones to the actors. I also helped build, paint, and light the set.
Short Story: ‘Eggs on my Muffin’
A Short Story About Breakfast When I wake up on Mondays, my fridge is usually empty. I generally go shopping on Tuesday, but today I decided not to eat at the cafe downstairs. Instead, I would eat what little I had left in the fridge. I grabbed the handle and pulled it towards me, and… Continue reading Short Story: ‘Eggs on my Muffin’
Retropie Arcade Console
A Bartop Arcade Cabinet For Retro Games This is a fully functional bartop arcade cabinet that can emulate games from all sorts of consoles that don't run on modern PCs. Based around the operating system Retropie, this console features a Raspberry Pi single board computer, an 8 way joystick, retro arcade style buttons, a USB… Continue reading Retropie Arcade Console
The Lawnmower – FRC #4990 2022 Competing Robot
Introducing the FRC team 4990 robot from the 2022 competition. Featuring a turret shooter, pneumatically extending intake, and ball elevator, this was the first robot I've built for FRC. I was on the EECS team, so I programmed it and wired the electronics of it.
Alexander Klein 