Luke's Diner Secret Santa Gift
Gilmore Girls was a staple on long car trips growing up. My sisters and I would conveniently store several seasons worth of discs in our van, so I've seen every episode multiple times. When I drew my ...
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Samsung Alarm Music Box
## Digital Meets Analog Samsung's "Homecoming" is one of the default alarm sounds on Samsung phones. Even though I've switched to iPhone for the past few years, hearing it still triggers an immediate ...
Mario Party Minigame Robot (OpenSauce 2025)
## The Idea When Mario Party Jamboree came out in late 2024, I watched content creators like Ludwig play the game on Twitch. There was a minigame called Cookie Cutters that was a 1v3 game where you pr...
Optimized wallet-sized coin holder
Recently, I saw this meme and normally wouldn't think twice about it, but it made me wonder if there was a better option for dealing with change other than rounding up a transaction or keeping coins j...
Custom 3D-Printed Desk Console
I designed and 3D printed this custom desk console, inspired by [Scott Yu-Jan's standby mode dock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3nWw8qSYgk). The goal was to create a multi-functional hub that woul...
Streamlit Runner - A Simple VS Code Extension
I created a small VS Code extension to solve a minor annoyance in my Streamlit development workflow. Instead of typing `streamlit run` in the terminal each time, I wanted a simple right-click option t...
Wikipedia vs Wall Street - Spurious Correlations
Ever wonder if the stock market follows the same trends as Wikipedia page views about banana bread? No? Well, inspired by Tyler Vigen's "Spurious Correlations," I built a tool to find the most absurd ...
Building a Movie Poster Mosaic Generator
I built a Python application that generates movie posters made up of thousands of tiny movie poster thumbnails. The program analyzes colors to create a larger image mosaic while maintaining visual coh...
Custom Arcade-Style SSBM Controller
I built these custom arcade-style Super Smash Bros. Melee controllers as a birthday gift for my brother. Click on the gallery above for more images and videos of both builds! ## The Build Process This...
Magnetic Levitating Master Chief Helmet
I created this custom floating Master Chief helmet as a personal project to combine my love of Halo, 3D printing, and some light engineering. ## The Build Process This build took me about 3-4 weeks to...
Aluminum Casting Projects
I've been exploring metal casting using a Devilforge furnace to melt aluminum cans into custom medals, rings, and coins. ### Equipment List - **Furnace:** Devilforge propane furnace - **Crucible:** #4...
3D-Printed Kirby Speaker
For our family's "Sibling Santa" gift exchange, I designed and 3D-printed a Super Smash Bros. Melee-styled trophy featuring Kirby, with a removable Bluetooth speaker module integrated into his mouth. ...
Maglev Ghost & Banshee w/ Wireless LEDs
## Halo Reach: Ghost ## Halo Reach: Banshee I created these custom floating Halo Ghost and Banshee models as part of a secret santa project. Click on the image galleries above to see more of the build...
Senior Design - Smart Haptic Wristband for Human-Robot Interaction
As part of my senior design team at Virginia Tech, we tackled this problem by developing a novel haptic wristband that could bridge the communication gap between robots and their human operators. ## T...
Building a 3D Printed Pullback Car Mechanism
For our kinematics term project, we developed a functional pullback toy car mechanism using 3D printing. The mechanism uses a gear system and spring to convert backward motion into forward movement th...
Nutricient - Optimizing Dining Hall Nutrition
A web application that optimizes meal choices in Virginia Tech dining halls using linear programming to help students maintain balanced nutrition while meeting their dietary goals. ## The Problem Many...
Cinetrics - Your Personal Movie Critic Matchmaker
Ever spend more time scrolling through Netflix than actually watching something? We built Cinetrics to solve this common dilemma by matching you with film critics who share your taste in movies. ## Th...
On Air - Building a Smart Status Light to Stay Focused
It started with a simple problem: interruptions. Like many people, I’ve struggled to stay productive while working from home. Whether it was a roommate popping in during a meeting or family members no...
Laser-Cut Virginia Tech Campus Map
A handcrafted 3D wooden map of Virginia Tech's campus, created as a unique Secret Santa gift. This multi-layered piece combines laser-cut Baltic birch plywood with detailed engravings of campus roads,...
Plotify: Visualizing Your Spotify Listening Habits
Ever wondered what your music taste really looks like? While Spotify Wrapped gives us a yearly glimpse into our listening habits, I wanted to create something that could provide deeper insights at any...
Magnetic Levitating Baby Yoda Crib
A custom magnetic levitating Baby Yoda display I created as a Christmas gift for my sister, combining 3D printing, painting, and electronics to bring a piece of The Mandalorian to life. ## The Build P...
Saber Maker - Automated Beat Saber Map Generation
Have you ever wished for more variety in Beat Saber maps? Saber Maker might be the answer you've been looking for—an automated tool that generates Beat Saber maps from your favorite audio files. ## Th...