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Angela guiding a participant through a Ripple sensor-glove demonstration at a senior center

Founder and Solo Engineer

Ripple

  • Hand rehabilitation through music; custom exoskeleton translating finger movement into sound
  • Solo, end-to-end engineering: mechanical design, sensing, signal processing, and web app
  • 200+ elderly users across the US, China, and Canada; paper accepted to the RSS Embodied4Arts Workshop
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SomaStacks

June – August 2026 Intern
  • Calibration pipeline for a 14-joint, dual-arm dexterous robot
  • Friction, damping, and armature identification; closer alignment between simulation and hardware
  • 200–250 demonstrations; traceable data platform later reused for teleoperation and troubleshooting

Ronovo Surgical Robotics

June – July 2025 Intern · Shanghai
  • Force-sensor bench testing of laparoscopic instruments; data for safe insertion limits
  • Ergonomic measurements from 100+ people; inputs for surgeon-console design
  • CAD and 3D-printed instrument adaptor; prototype fracture repair with medical-grade adhesive
  • Angela performing force testing and calibration on a surgical robotic instrument and arm at Ronovo Surgical
  • SOLIDWORKS CAD model of Angela's uterine manipulator design for a new robotic arm
  • Angela writing code at her workstation at Ronovo Surgical
  • Laparoscopic instrument test bench with a mounted instrument, laptop, and endoscopic video display
  • Surgical robot console beside a monitor displaying the instruments
  • Side view of a surgeon console showing the viewing unit, hand controls, and foot pedals
  • Gray 3D-printed uterine manipulator prototype on an engineering workbench

VEX / FTC Robotics

Captain · Hardware/design lead · Club president Four seasons · 2 VEX + 2 FTC
  • Two-time VEX Worlds qualifier; 2025 Worlds Innovate Award
  • Leadership of a 30+ student robotics club; team mentorship; annual all-school competition
  • 22+ volunteer hours refereeing and scorekeeping; co-hosted events reaching 2,000+ students

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