Sim2Real Furuta Pendulum — physical hardware and MuJoCo simulation

Sim2Real Transfer: Robust RL Control of a Furuta Pendulum

Trained a PPO control policy in a custom MuJoCo Gymnasium environment and achieved zero-shot transfer onto an ESP32 microcontroller. Balances continuously for over an hour on physical hardware with no additional tuning.

May 1, 2026
Custom built high-performance FPV freestyle quadcopter

Custom FPV Racing Drones

Designed, built, and tuned custom high-performance FPV quadcopters since 2016, developing hands-on mastery in precision micro-soldering, flight controller configuration, PID loop tuning, and custom CAD airframe components.

June 1, 2020
Full view of illuminated custom hexagonal NanoLeaf LED array

Custom Arduino-Controlled NanoLeaf LED Installation

Built an interactive wall installation featuring 280 individually addressable NeoPixels in handcrafted wooden hexagonal frames. Programmed custom Arduino C++ firmware with hardware interrupt mode-switching, analog potentiometer brightness mapping, and multi-point 5V power injection.

January 18, 2021