robotics, violin, weird little systems.
i?m alan. i?m a robotics phd student who builds morphing soft robotic materials, plays violin, and makes tiny ai systems because apparently i cannot leave things alone.
mechanical engineering phd at wpi.
i work on soft robotics, morphing structures, and materials that move/change shape instead of just sitting there.
violin.
orchestra, practice, romantic duet delusions, and occasionally taking this way too seriously.
Relay ? follow-through machine for messy call notes.
Duet ? tiny musician compatibility test.
Talk ? an ai mirror that talks like me.
expressive, high-energy, playful, intense when building things, and very into people who have actual personality.
i like sweet, playful, teasing, musical, affectionate energy. if you play violin or another instrument, that is objectively dangerous information.