hi, i'm cooper! welcome to my (semi-retired) personal website!

i spend a lot of time making stuff — robots, web apps, pcbs, and more!

i'm an incoming freshman at stanford, and i previously ranked 1st in the world in debate, and 2nd in the world in robotics.

a few things i've been working on.
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CoopCNC — coopcnc / 2024-2025Custom designed CNC machine with 1x1 meter bed to cut wood/aluminum.

Dugtrio — dugtrio / 2025-2026World's only 'triple shooter on a turret' robot for FIRST Tech Challenge Decode. Placed 2nd globally out of 7000+ teams and first overall in Chesapeake.

Debatify — debatify / 2025AI-powered personal assistant for competitive debate. Includes debate search engines, evidence archives, reformatters. 30k+ Visitors, 10k+ ARR.

Nash — nash / 2023-2024Dual extension differential arm robot for FIRST Tech Challenge Centerstage Season. Top 4 globally out of 8000+ teams; Chesapeake regional champion.

my work experience

most recently, i worked on robotics at Conduit Industries and mechanical design at Bambu Lab

my skillset

mechanical, electrical, software, ml, and robotics

PipSqueak — pipsqueak / 2026-Now3-axis automatic-pipetting gantry to create different solutions. Built for local biotech firm. In Progress.

Pipe Traversing Robot — pipe traversing robot / 2025Robot to climb through pipes with custom PCB. Designed for Arculus Solutions.

Recycla — recycla / 2025Custom designed water bottle to filament recycler with a split ring compound planetary gearbox.

publications

remote sensing & machine learning: neurips, icdm, geoindustry

Lucky — lucky / 2025-2026Wheeled bipedal robot with coaxial powered legs and custom PCB. Controlled via inverse kinematics.

Pick and Place Sim — pick and place sim / 2026Simulation of pick and place robot trained via reinforcement learning using Isaac Lab.

Wartortle — wartortle / 2024-2025Telescoping arm robot with 2-stage hang for FIRST Tech Challenge Into the Deep Season. Peaked 7th OPR worldwide, 1st OPR Chesapeake, finals at Chesapeake states.

Nudge Wristphone — nudge wristphone / 2025Custom wristphone with touchscreen, vibration, buzzer. V2 of Nudge Smartwatch.

archived projects (28)

Aksis — aksis / 2026-NowEasy-to-use AI-powered browser studio to train robots with RL from CAD in minutes. In Progress.

Nutmeg — nutmeg / 2022-2023Turret crane robot for FTC Powerplay Season. Alabama state champion.

CounselorCart — counselorcart / 2026Marketplace and organizer for college counselors.

PlanROS — planros / 2026-NowVisual planner for ROS 2. Lay out nodes and export a base project. In Progress.

Ros 2 + SLAM Explorer — ros 2 + slam explorer / 2026Simulation of robot using SLAM to explore an environment. Programmed using ROS 2.

Cabo! — cabo! / 2026My favorite card game made for multiplayer online play.

Rope Climbing Robot — rope climbing robot / 2025Designed for my physics teacher's class demo.

Macadamia — macadamia / 2021-2022Suspension robot for FTC Freight Frenzy. Worlds division semifinalist; state champion.

Polyformer — polyformer / 2024-2025Recycling water-bottles into 3D printer filament.

Venture Scout Infra — venture scout infra / 2026Talent sign-up, embedding-based retrieval, and AI analyzers built for Quanta Ventures.

Sensor Interface PCB — sensor interface pcb / 2025Sensor interface PCB designed for Arculus Solutions.

FTC Chat — ftc chat / 2026Chatbot using mixture of experts and retrieval augmented generation to accurately answer questions about FIRST Tech Challenge.

Birthday Gift — birthday gift / 2026PCB birthday gift with audio player and astable multivibrator.

Nudge Smartwatch — nudge smartwatch / 2025Custom smartwatch with touchscreen, vibration, buzzer. PCB had leakage current (not enough clearance), pivoted to Nudge Wristphone.

InvestorBriefs — investorbriefs / 2025Website providing real-time stock insights using AI. Built with NextJS.

ESP32 Breakout Board — esp32 breakout board / 2024Compact PCB designed in Altium for JHU APL internship.

Rechargeable Flashlight — rechargeable flashlight / 2024Flashlight with 3 recharging mechanisms: ripcord, barreljack, battery.

Robot in 12 Hours — robot in 12 hours / 2025Design->build->electronics->programming in under 12 hours. Built as a demonstration robot to take to Uganda.

Stirling Engine — stirling engine / 2025Homemade stirling engine.

Medalarm — medalarm / 2025Alarm for morning meds. Built with my friend to keep healthy!

MathMadeSimple Site — mathmadesimple site / 2025Website made for my friend's nonprofit

Hamlet Game — hamlet game / 2025Turn based video game simulating Hamlet final fight made for AP Lit.

Mini Me — mini me / 2024-2025Custom 60-cent educational robotics kit. Small robot, big personality!

Backbrace — backbrace / 2024Custom designed+built backbrace out of TPU and surgical tubing.

Linear Odometry — linear odometry / 2023Custom designed odometry pod for tracking robot position.

Diffy — diffy / 2023Differential drive pod built as a gift.

Rube Goldberg — rube goldberg / 2021Rube goldberg machine for science olympiad.

Collision Preventer — collision preventer / 2019-2020Detects and warns of collisions in hallway deadzones.