Projects
Everything I have built, from a tele-operated arm made of scrap in 2004 to the open HMI platform I maintain today.
CleverHand
A modular open-hardware platform for biosignal acquisition and sensory feedback. Open by default - hardware, firmware, host software, and test protocols.
ActiveNaptX
Nail-Mounted Haptic Feedback
Vibrotactile feedback mounted on the fingernail, so the fingerpad stays free to touch the real world - and the brain often can't tell the difference.
ActiveCleverHand
The Flagship Project
A state-of-the-art modular EMG system for prosthetic control - where 20 years of engineering culminates.
Research
2019 - Present12 projectsBuilding open HMI platforms
Prosthetics, haptics, e-skin, and biosignal acquisition systems.
ActiveNaptX
Nail-Mounted Haptic Feedback
Vibrotactile feedback mounted on the fingernail, so the fingerpad stays free to touch the real world - and the brain often can't tell the difference.
ActiveDr Hexapus
Wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limbs
A backpack that gives you two extra robotic arms - first as a demo you could wear for hours, now as a research platform for studying how people work with limbs they can't see.
ActiveModular e-Skin
Bioinspired Electronic Skin
A bioinspired electronic skin with layered sensing for robotics, prosthetics, and haptic applications.
Multi-Sensory Tactile Dataset
fingerHAV Research
A comprehensive dataset capturing haptic, audio, and visual signals from human fingertip interactions with textured surfaces.
ROBberHand
Robotic Rubber Hand Illusion
A robotic system that enhances the rubber hand illusion - exploring the neuroscience of embodiment.
ActiveCleverHand
The Flagship Project
A state-of-the-art modular EMG system for prosthetic control - where 20 years of engineering culminates.
DeepScreen
Multimodal Haptic Display
A state-of-the-art multimodal interactive system combining visual, audio, and haptic feedback for immersive virtual touch.
SuperThumb
Motor Unit Recording Research
Developing adaptive EMG decomposition for stable motor unit recordings from the thumb muscle.
Stewart Platform
Parallel Robot Control
Direct CANopen control of a Stewart platform, bypassing legacy hardware for improved performance.
Noonoo
Autonomous Navigation Testbed
A modified Roomba robot serving as a platform for testing navigation and mapping algorithms.
Prosbot
Medical Robot Test Platform
A precision test platform for evaluating medical robot arm control at ISIR.
Dogbo
Miniature Quadruped Platform
A centimeter-scale robot dog with 12 degrees of freedom for testing balancing and gait algorithms.
Growth
2015 - 20198 projectsLearning the craft
Engineering studies, CNC machines, first EMG experiments, robotics.
RPG Helper
Engineering Meets Gaming
A web-based RPG game assistant - because even engineers need hobbies.
Robot Cam
Engineering for Empathy
A remotely-controlled webcam built during COVID-19 to help families connect with hospitalized loved ones.
EMG Hand Decoding
Master's Thesis at EPFL
My master's thesis - decoding hand movements from muscle signals. The beginning of my prosthetics journey.
Irondog
Life-Size 3D Print
A 1-meter tall faceted 3D model of my sister's dog - when CAD meets love.
Sauria
Smart Glasses for the Deaf
Smart glasses that alert deaf users to loud sounds and their direction - assistive technology that matters.
Pathfinder
Academic Robotics
Implementing SLAM, RRT path planning, and neural networks on an e-puck robot - where theory meets practice.
ESC Drone Test
Understanding Brushless Motors
A test setup for understanding ESC control signals and brushless motor behavior.
DIY CNC Machine
Learning Manufacturing
A homemade CNC machine designed to both cut and print - my entry into digital fabrication.
Origins
2004 - 201510 projectsTaking things apart
Early experiments, learning what breaks and why.
LegStrong
Walking Into Robotics
A bipedal robot controlled by a leg exoskeleton - bringing the ArmStrong concept to locomotion.
ArmStrong
First Teleoperated Robot
My first teleoperated arm robot - a wearable exoskeleton that controls a robotic arm in real-time.
Patator
Combustion Chamber Cannon
A homemade combustion cannon - and a close call that taught me about safety.
Shock Gun
High Voltage Experiments
A modified airsoft gun with camera flash electronics - exploring high voltage at 14.
Robot Eyelid
Biomimicry Begins
A mechanical recreation of the human eyelid - my first attempt at biomimetic design.
Color Sorter
First Real Robot
A robot that sorts objects by color using a DIY RGB sensor - my first collaborative robotics project.
Assassin's Blade
Learning from Failure
A retractable hidden blade inspired by Assassin's Creed - and an important lesson about metallurgy.
DragonBall Sensor
Cosplay Engineering
A wearable power level scouter inspired by Dragon Ball Z, built from hacked McDonald's toys.
DjBot
First Steps in Electronics
My first electronic project - a robot DJ assembled from McDonald's toys and scrap parts.
Marble Catcher
Where It All Began
My very first engineering project - a telescoping marble retrieval tool born from playground necessity.
30 projects spanning 20 years of engineering