James Pope
Mechanical Engineer
Robowrestler v1
Integration, trade off analysis, mechanical design, and competition strategy were critical to design a robust, punchy autonomous robot.
Magnet Fishing Drone
Reinforcing an RC boat to carry a fishing magnet with new pontoons and a release mechanism can be made a real engineering challenge—and more ecologically friendly—by limiting available resources to just the product’s packaging and some duct tape.
SuperTruck 3
Integration work spanning from bracket design and component integration to prototype assembly and validation for the groundbreaking DOE SuperTruck 3 Program for PACCAR.
TSMC Consulting Program
Computational modeling and simulation of water outgassing processes in rough vacuum systems, and much more.
Autonomous “Stinger Tug”
A team of undergraduate students working to build an autonomous tugboat, from design and decision making to material selection and assembly, with the added challenge of autonomous sensing and navigation.
OptiDrop Redesign and Prototype
I lead engineering efforts, component integration to achieve human-centered industrial design goals.