> Leading mechanical design for a 20 DOF tendon-driven robotic hand built for hand-tracking teleoperation. The system is being developed in collaboration between Watonomous and Waterloo Reality Labs. Watonomous brings autonomy software, Reality Labs bringing hand-tracking hardware.

> Leading an 8 member team across mechanical, electrical, and software subteams. Ran design reviews, enforced DFM principles, and guided tolerance stackup analysis. Also supervising 2 co-op students on the next iteration, transitioning the actuation system from BLDC motors to linear actuators.
> On the mechanical side: iterated the forearm housing for PCB and gimbals integration, improving joint torque by 9% while cutting assembly parts from 20 to 16. Identified a thermal failure mode in the PLA prototype: motor temps exceeding 70°C during sustained testing, and redesigned to CNC 6061-T6 aluminum fins.