About

Curious about the people behind this project and machine-learning-powered-robot-vacuum-dodgeball? You’re in the right place - welcome to the “about us” page!

Everardo Gonzalez

Ever is the one who started this project and got us all hyped up to work on a robot fish (want to file a complaint? send it to him!) He has mad skills with Pytorch, ROS, and ML, which was super useful in the machine-learning-powered-robot-vacuum-dodgeball project, but not so much in this one - but hey, he's got the CAD skills too to whip up a robotic fish model too (like pineapple dole whip). Fun fact: His favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip and he's going to be working on swarm robots at Oregon State University next fall.

Amy Phung

Amy was sold on this project as soon as she heard the words "robot" and "fish" in the same sentence. Having finished grad school applications, she can finally relax and look forward to working on more underwater robots through the MIT-WHOI Joint Program next fall. She likes coffee ice cream and ROS, but not coffee. Try and wrap your head around that!

Nathan Faber

Nathan is a self-proclaimed "coconut ice cream kind of guy" and hails from the great state of Oregon. Why he chose to go to a college that routinely gets covered in snow, we have no idea. He's an avid adventurer (I mean look at that #scenic #nature #hiking photo) and was voted to be the team's probably-the-least-couch-potato member. He's also a multi-talented and accomplished individual who does everything from biking to juggling to sailing, and somehow finds the time to also be a world-class roboticist on top of it all.