Project collection

Built through
experimentation.

Personal builds, independent robotics projects, and team engineering work. Each story follows the decisions, tests, and revisions behind the result.

12 projects
Clear chamber door made by Ruben, with the electrical feedthrough and wiring visible
Mechanical + Aerospace · Sophomore–junior years · 2025–Present

Cryogenic Vacuum Chamber

A cryogenic vacuum chamber for motor gearbox lubricant testing, now in final integration. I lead motor-power wiring integration and test sensor wiring while helping younger teammates install thermocouples.

The assembled Omnirobot mobile robot with its electronics and mechanical structure visible
Robotics · July–October 2026 · Ongoing

Omnirobot

From a Wi-Fi-controlled chassis to a prompt-driven robot: custom mechanics, embedded sensing, and three generations of control software, now brought together in OmniController MK3.

Ruben’s small RC drop plane with its control surfaces and onboard electronics visible
Aerospace · Freshman year · 2024–2025

RC Dropper Plane

A collaboration with Mason Morgan: a larger RC carrier releases my smaller, model-rocket-powered RC plane in flight.

Robot-arm structure during development
Robotics · 2025

Six-axis Robot Arm

A six-degree-of-freedom arm built through repeated mechanical revisions, electronics experiments, and control development.

The second rocket iteration with its redesigned nose
Aerospace · Summer 2026

Single-stage Rocket

Two builds, two launches, and a redesigned nose that turned the first flight into an opportunity to improve the design.

The team's balsa bridge showing its trusses and deck
Structures · Summer 2026

Balsa Bridge

A balsa-and-hot-glue bridge that held twelve bricks in a moving-cart test before its thin deck became the limiting component.

The USC bioelectric measurement activity and equipment
Electronics · Summer 2026

Bioelectric Measurements

Classroom experiments using SpikeBox equipment to explore electrical signals associated with the heart, brain, and muscles.

The logic circuit prototype assembled with chips and wiring
Electronics · Summer 2026

Logic Circuit Prototype

An educational circuit that mapped three simulated inputs to alert states using logic gates, flip-flops, and timer circuits.

The Arduino line-following robot used in the USC project
Robotics · Summer 2026

Arduino Line Follower

A line-following robot project that separated a working program from motor and communication problems in the original hardware.

The humanoid robot used for the simulated search-and-rescue project
Robotics · Summer 2026

Humanoid Robot

Programming a small humanoid for a simulated search-and-rescue task while working through connectivity and tracking limitations.

The VEX IQ slime-mixing robot and its cup mechanism
Mechanical + Robotics · Summer 2026

VEX IQ Slime Robot

A VEX IQ mechanism that uses gravity-fed cups and a motorized mixer to combine slime ingredients.

Ruben’s first foam RC plane during construction
Aerospace · Summer 2024 · Rising freshman

RC Plane

My first RC aircraft build, from selecting a repairable foam kit to getting it into the air at a local park.

Project demonstration

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