tyler
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    • Breseq (Computational Biology)
    • Paper Robot Development
    • Paper Robot Design
    • Swarm Robotics IDE
    • Arduino Hand Sensor
    • Challenge App Leaderboard
    • Plasma Cut Mustang
    • Open Questions
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  • Breseq (Computational Biology)
    Finding mutations in microbial-sized genomes
    Programming
    2013
  • Paper Robot Development
    The idea was to build a robot entirely out of newspaper (except for motors and electronics) without using adhesive. This was a creative exercise, just to see if it could be done.
    Engineering, Design
    2012
  • Paper Robot Design
    The idea was to build a robot entirely out of newspaper (except for motors and electronics) without using adhesive. This was a creative exercise, just to see if it could be done.
    Engineering, Design
    2012
  • Swarm Robotics IDE
    Over spring break (2011) I participated in an Immersion Design Experience (IDE) through the Innovation Gymnasium at SMU. The goal was to program a handful of robots to coordinate their actions using swarm algorithms and GPS data.
    Engineering, Design
    2012
  • Arduino Hand Sensor
    An ongoing personal project to create a wrist-based sensor that captures fine-grained gestural movements of a person's hand and fingers (think "Minority Report"). The goal is to keep the sensor simple and inexpensive by making up the difference in the software. Everything will ultimately be open-sourced. The sensor is mounted on a Slap Bracelet, an Arduino microcontroller board translates the analog tendon-pressure signals into digital output, and the output is visualized on a Mac using a library developed by "Plusea" from the High-Low Tech group at MIT Media Lab.
    Engineering, Design
    2012
  • Challenge App Leaderboard
    The evolution of the leaderboard I designed for the Challenge App. The Photoshop comps (color images) were created by Jacob Morse. Alas, we never had time to complete the "leaderbot" mascot, shown at the end.
    Design
    2012
  • Plasma Cut Mustang
    A lesson in how to ruin a plasma cutter. Made during some down time at the Innovation Gymnasium at SMU. The mustang is SMU's mascot; it's supposed to look like he's running through water... or something like that...
    Design
    2012
  • Open Questions
    These are some questions I've asked myself while reading the research of others.
    Engineering
    2012
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