Undergraduate/High School Students




Alyssa Mejia Edward Gonzalez
Elena Esparza Sultan Muhammad
Paul Peretz
Senior Design Project: Robot Arm Teleoperation

(Top Row L to R) Elena Esparza, Edward Gonzalez,
(Middle Row L to R) Taiga Larkin, Sultan Muhammad,
(Bottom Row) Paul Peretz, Aug 2023 - May 2024

All ME Seniors

1) Report 2) Poster
Senior Design Project: An end-effector for a humanoid robot

(Top Row L to R) Jeremy Ovalle, Andres Jimenez,Nick Casale,
(Bottom Row L to R) Matt Rothenbaum, Praveen Ghimire , Aug 2023 - May 2024

All ME Seniors

Report
Saul Ortiz
Undergraduate research: Joystick-based control of a small-size humanoid robot

Saul Ortiz (ME senior), Jan. 2024 - May 2024

YouTube Video

Conrad_Domagala
Summer internship: MuJoCo User Interface programming (UIC GPIP program)

Conrad Domagala (CS sophomore), June 2023 - Aug 2023

1) Robot GUI Instructions 2) Github files

Daniel_Barajas
Summer internship: MuJoCo User Interface programming (UIC GPIP program)

Daniel Barajas (CS sophomore), June 2023 - Aug 2023

MuJoCo UI Projectile Game (C files)

Amer_Almhtachem
Summer internship: Cable Management System for Quadruped Robots (UIC GPIP program)

Amer Almhtachem (ME sophomore), June 2023 - Aug 2023

Cable Management CAD files

Ahmed Al Khuridah Danielle Lee
Gabriel Barba Kali Giancana
Sebastian Kowal
Senior Design Project: Hopping Luxo Jr. Lamp

(Top Row L to R) Ahmed Al Khuridah, Danielle Lee,
(Middle Row L to R) Gabriel Barba, Kali Giancana,
(Bottom Row) Sebastian Kowal Aug 2022 - May 2023

All ME Seniors

1) Report 2) Video
Alejandro Gonzales Alvin Le
Liam Doherty Man Pham
Sean Burns
Senior Design Project: Manipulator mounting system

(Top Row L to R) Alejandro Gonzales, Alvin Le,
(Middle Row L to R) Liam Doherty, Man Pham,
(Bottom Row) Sean Burns, Aug 2022 - May 2023

All ME Seniors

1) Report 2) CAD Files 3) Makerspace Fabrication Instructions
aleena_albert
Undergraduate research: April tag-based drone following (partly supported by NSF REU)

Aleena Albert (ME senior), Aug. 2022 - May 2022

1) YouTube Video 2) Code on Github


Summer internship: Redesign of Robotics and Motion Lab website (UIC GPIP)

Emily Phan (CS sophomore), June 2022 - Aug 2022

Website

calvin_bitakis
Summer internship: Visualization for robotic controller development (UIC GPIP program)

Calvin Bitakis (ME junior), June 2022 - Aug 2022

MATLAB app for visualization

emily_hernandez alex_domagala
pranay_singh jon_perthel
Senior Design Project: Computer vision-based obstacle avoidance system for a quadruped robot

(Top Row L to R) Emily Hernandez, Alex Domagala
(Bottom Row L to R) Pranay Singh, Jon Perthel, Aug 2021 - May 2022

All ECE Seniors

1) Report 2) Presentation 3) Video 4) Github
eric_najera kyle_kendra
joe_downie yuki_nojima
Senior Design Project: Sawfly Larvae inspired swarm robots

(Top Row L to R) Eric Najera, Kyle Kendra,
(Bottom Row L to R) Joe Downie, Yuki Nojima, Aug 2021 - May 2022

All ME Seniors

1) Report 2) Presentation 3) Video
Senior Design Project: An actuator inspired by the chameleon's tongue

(Top Row L to R) Baneza Hernandez, Mohammad Ibrahim Raffay,
(Bottom Row L to R) Gregory Dachowski, Zach Williams, Aug 2021 - May 2022

All ME Seniors

1) Report 2) Presentation 3) Video
jonathan_garcia
Undergraduate research: Tic-Tac-Toe playing robot (NSF-REU)
Jonathan Garcia (ME senior), May 2021 - May 2022

YouTube Video


Summer internship: Website design for robotics courses (UIC GPIP program)
Mohamed Hassan (CS sophomore), June 2021 - Aug 2021

1) Legged robotics (link)
2) Robotics (link)

NguyenHoa_Pham
Summer internship: Data mining of human walking data (UIC GPIP program)
Nguyen Hoa Pham (CS senior), June 2021 - Aug 2021

Project presentation

tanmay_mittal
Summer internship: Trajectory generation (UIC GPIP program)
Tanmay Mittal (ME sophomore), June 2021 - Aug 2021

Project presentation

michael_hernandez
Summer internship: Visualization of UAV-UGV routes, Army Research Lab project (UIC GPIP program)
Michael Hernandez (ME sophomore), June 2021 - Aug 2021

Project presentation


Senior Design Project: Inchworm that can move straight and turn
Alex Lewandowski, Daniel Kulach, Omer A. Durrani, Matt A. Halverson, and Mikayla A. Sirovatka, Aug 2020 - May 2021

All ME Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Project Presentation 3) Project Summary 4) Video


Senior Design Project: Automated Wet Wipe Sampling System
Mikhail W. Clayton, Amer Khalil, Sebastian C. Mihulet, Umar M. Siddiqui, and Sulieman Sarmad, Aug 2020 - May 2021

All ME Seniors

1) Project Report  2) Project Presentation 3) Video


Senior Design Project: Spider Web Catapult
John Gerig, Tom Bates, Manuel Avitia, Gunnar Waldvogel, Tesfay Legesse, and Justin Washington, Aug 2020 - May 2021

All ME Seniors

1)  Project Report  2) Project Presentation 3) Project Poster 4) Video

anthony_dudlo
Independent Project: Low Cost Security System for a UIC lab using motioneyeos open-source security software and raspberry pi single-board computers

Anthony Dudlo (ME Senior), Jan 2020 - May 2020

Project Report


Senior Design Project: Quadrupedal robot
Liridona Ashiku, Maha Mohammad, Nick Pippin, and Erik Silva, Aug 2019 - May 2020

All ME Seniors

Project Report

Senior Design Project: Bipedal robot
Alex Bandurin, John Lajka, and Felipe Cabrera, Aug 2019 - May 2020

All ME Seniors

Project Report

Kyle Kinsey Mathew Pantoja
Ramon Vazquez Tarunjeet Singh
Senior Design Project: Paramotor Flight Control Development Platform
(Top Row L to R) Kyle Kinsey, Mathew Pantoja,
(Bottom Row L to R) Ramon Vazquez, and Tarunjeet Singh, Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

All ME Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Video
Steven Farra Emiliano Rodriguez
Mario Navarro John Carroll
Senior Design Project: Lil Bro: An inexpensive open-source quadrupedal robot
(Top Row L to R) Steven Farra, Emiliano Rodriguez
(Bottom Row L to R) Mario Navarro, and John Carroll, Aug 2018 - May 2019

All ME Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Construction details on GitHub 3) Video

Daniel Jiwani Chad Parker

Christian Morales William Hinojosa
Senior Design Project: Sky Transportation Attachment System
(Top Row L to R) Daniel Jiwani, Chad Parker
(Bottom Row L to R) Cristian Morales, and William Hinojosa, Jan 2018 - Dec 2018


All ME Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Video

Panch_Karasani 1) Summer Project: Rowdy wear: a gadget to help you make quick decisions Video

May 2016 - Aug 2016, As an ME Sophomore

2) Independent Project: Simplest walker simulation using direct collocation MATLAB code

Aug 2018 - Dec 2018, As an ME Senior

Panchajanya Karasani

Victor Guzman
Independent Projects:

(1) Auto sunglass


Victor Guzman (High School Student), June - Aug 2018

1) Project Report 2) Video

(2) RoboCar

June - July 2019

1) RoboCarTutorials 2) Video

RC controlled cars available in hobby stores provide a nice sturdy chassis and powerful motors. However, they are limited to RC control. What if we remove the existing electronics and controllers in an RC car and replace them with Arduino and our own sensors? This project explores the idea. The resulting car equipped with multiple line sensors and a controller is quite fast as seen in the video.


Sierra Baumbusch
Independent Projects:
(1) DIY: Robobug, a vibration motor actuated robot

      Tutorial and a detailed step-by-step video.

(2) Tutorials: 3D scanning using Artec EVA
      A one-page file and an accompanying video.
      A jpg file that shows a 3D printed produced by the scan is here.

Sierra Baumbusch (ME Senior), May 2018 - Dec 2018


emiliano_rodriguez
Undergraduate Research: Darwin humanoid dancing to UTSA and other songs
Emiliano Rodriguez (ME Senior), May 2018 - Aug 2018

Video

Drishya Dahal
Independent Project: Tic-Tac-Toe Robot
Drishya Dahal (ME Junior), Aug 2017 - May 2018

Video
Anthony Abundis  Michael Aguirre
 
Justin Castillo  Flavio Moreira
Senior Design Project: Inchworm Robot
(Top Row L to R) Anthony Abundis, Michael Aguirre
(Bottom Row L to R) Justin Castillo, and Flavio Moreira, Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

All ME Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Video
Joseph Galloway    Gerardo Rios
Independent Project: Pumping a swing -- simulation and experiments
(L to R) Joseph Galloway and Gerardo (Aaron) Rios, Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

(ME Juniors)

1) Project report 2) Video
Nour El-Ghori
Independent Project: 3D printing of rolling cylinders for demonstration of energy principles

Nour K. El-Ghori (High School Student), June - Aug 2017


1) Project Report  2) CAD files 3) Video
Drishya Dahal Joseph Galloway

Independent Project: Trashbot - a trash collecting robot

(L to R) Drishya Dahal and Joseph Galloway, Jan 2017 - May 2017

(ME Sophomores)

1) Project Report 2) Video
Kyle_Lamoureux

Independent Study: Drop Off Detection Sensor for Blind Persons
Kyle Lamoureux (ME Senior), Jan 2017 - May 2017

Project Report
Sergio Molina Paul Alabi

Omar Castro Jonathan Sacket

Senior Design Project: Multi-link Robotic Manipulator

(Top Row L to R) Sergio Molina, Paul Alabi,
(Bottom Row L to R) Omar Castro, and Jonathan Sacketl, Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

All ME Seniors

Project Report
Aspen Meineke Bianca Dumlao

Noel Cantu James Crisler

Senior Design Project: The Roadrunner Robot 2: The Rimless Wheeled Robot
(Top Row L to R) Aspen Meineke, Bianca Dumlao,
(Bottom Row L to R) Noel Cantu, and James Crisler, Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

All ME Seniors

Project Report
Chelsea Moussouni

Independent Project: 1) Hopping tutorial 2) Walking simulation and optimization.
Chelsea Moussouni (ME Senior), May 2016 - Dec 2016

Ivelisse_Negroni      Noah Trent

Cesar Sifuentes    Michael Turasz

Senior Design Project: Pneumatic shoes for jumping height augmentation
(Top Row L to R) Ivelisse Negroni, Noah Trent
(Bottom Row L to R) Cesar Sifuentes, and Michael Turasz, Aug 2015 - May 16

All ME Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Video
Andy_Plascencia      Tyler_Rowe

Independent Study Project: Balancing a ball on a beam
 
(L to R) Andy Plascencia, Tyler Rowe, and Geoffrey Chiou (not pictured), Jan 2016 - May 2016

(ME Seniors)

1) Project Report 2) Files for 3D printing 3) Arduino code
Geoofrey Toombs    James Schopfer

Independent Study Project: Animatronics Face -- RomoBot
(L to R) Geoffrey Toombs and James Schopfer (ME Seniors), Jan 2016 - May 2016

Entry to the Spring 2016, Center for Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (CITE)
$100 K Business Competition at UTSA.

Finalist in the Instructables Robotic Contest 2016 (only 19 finalists out of 222 entries) Link | Cached

1) Project Report 2) Video

chris_von_brecht

Independent Project: Vibration-based robots for the Children's museum, San Antonio.

Christopher von Brecht (ME Senior), Aug 2015 - Dec 2015


1) Write-up. 2) Files for 3D printing 3) Video
Racquel De La Garza Christian Trevino
 Robert Brothers Eric Sanchez



Senior Design Project: Development of a Robotic Leg
(Top Row L to R) Raquel De La Garza, Christian Trevino,
(Bottom Row L to R) Robert Brothers, Eric Sanchez, Aug 2014 - May 15

All ME Seniors

2nd place among all ME Senior Design Projects for Spring 2015 semester.

1) Project Report 2) Video

Rico  Kyle
Ezra  Scott
Senior Design Project: Design and Construction of Rimless Wheeled robot
(Top Row L to R) Rico Jovanni Ulep, Kyle Seay,
(Bottom Row L to R) Ezra Ameperosa, and Scott Miller, Aug 2014 - May 15

All ME Seniors

3rd place among all ME Senior Design Projects for Spring 2015 semester

1) Project Report 2) Video
Cory Royal curtis odle william morris

Senior Design Project: Mobile Automated Directory: UTSA guide robot
(Top Row L to R) Cory Royal, Curtis Odle,
(Bottom Row) William Morris, Aug 2014 - May 15

All EE Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Video
 Javier Gonzalez  Roberto Mexquiti
Stacy Alexander Thilo Janssen
Senior Design Project: Smart Humanoid Used for Silencing Humans (in the library): SHUSHBot
(Top L to R) Javier Gonzalez (McNair Scholar), Roberto Mexquitic (McNair Scholar)
(Bottom Row L to R) Stacy Alexander, and Thilo Janssen, Aug 2014 - May 15

All EE Seniors

1) Project Report 2) Video
Christian Trevino 1. Independent Project: Simple pendulum physics for SA Children's Museum Video
UTSA newsarticle Link | Cached
Jan 2015 - February 2015

2. Honors Thesis: Passive Dynamic Toys Video
BS Thesis: Modern Day Advanced Manufacturing of Antique Toy Walkers, Thesis | Paper
Aug 2014 - July 2015

3. Paper walker for the Inventors Workshop at the Children's Museum Video
COE Innovations Magazine back cover Cached

Christian Trevino (ME Senior/ME MS), Aug 2015 - Nov 2015


gerardo ramos Independent Project: T-maze for neural experiments on mice. (for Prof. Alfonso Apicella, Dept of Biology, UTSA)

Gerardo Ramos (ME Junior), Jan 2015 - May 2015



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