Patents & publications
Wheel mechanism for autonomous mobile device
Home robot drive train including caster, motor, wheel, hubcap, and related mechanisms on Astro.
The patent covers how a home robot gets around: motor-driven main wheels that steer and drive, hubs protected by covers that snap out for easy replacement, and a low-profile caster assembly whose wheel can be swapped in the field. Small details, but they decide whether a robot survives years of real homes.
Servicing and maintaining wearable devices
Serviceability and replaceable parts for AI wearables.
Filed September 2025, published March 2026. The application covers keeping smart glasses serviceable: a battery housed in the temple arm behind a removable cover, sealed against moisture and debris. Wearables live on people's faces, in weather and sweat and pockets. Designing them to be opened, serviced, and resealed is what makes them products rather than disposables.
Best Research Paper · AUVSI International RoboSub 2017
Winner of the best research paper award at the international autonomous submarine competition.
Microvasculature segmentation in HuBMAP
Segmenting blood vessels in human tissue imaging for the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program.
Riptide AUV · AUVSI RoboSub Journal
Robotics journal paper for the first Center for Automotive Research autonomous submarine, built for the AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) RoboSub (robotic submarine) competition.
ROV technical report · MATE Journal Paper
Robotics journal paper for the MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) competition.