Ben D'Ambrosia

• Designed, prototyped, and manufactured a custom PCB to control two BLDC motors for a centimeter-scale search and rescue robot. • Optimized component placement to meet space constraints and achieve a 35 mm-diameter circular footprint.

• Worked with the library’s community outreach program to operate two mobile libraries for underserved community members. • Assisted the outreach coordinator with running a secondary BookBox location, organizing volunteers, and strategizing to increase community awareness of our program. • Represented the library at two community events, networking with local organizations to raise operating funds

• Worked with a retiring associate professor to document and categorize 20+ pieces of lab equipment. • Collaborated with 10+ student-run clubs and community organizations to distribute equipment for maximum impact.

• Created 3D models of porcine menisci from MRI images using Materialize Mimics software, enabling analysis of morphological changes across stages of development.

• Implemented rudder control for an autonomous boat using ROS2 Humble and EPS32 microcontrollers.

𝗥𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 • Utilized SolidWorks to design and prototype a 3 DOF robot arm end effector based on da Vinci Robotic Surgery systems. • Wrote MATLAB code to automatically generate parametric equations describing the form of cycloidal reduction drives. 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘀 • Utilized Python to program and implement analytical inverse kinematics for a 3 DOF robotic arm. 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 • Collaborated with a team to prototype a haptic system notifying visually impaired users of obstacles.

Junior Mechanical Engineering student in the Swanson School of Engineering and Frederick Honors College.