Projects
Recent Projects
Friday Night Leeches
Biology team studying how nervous systems recover from injuries.
Coordinated by Dr. Joshua Puhl
Team: Shaylee Denham, Carlo Ruiz, Andrea Pachas, Damaris Sanchez, Isaac Garcia, Natalie Grijalva, Joshua Valadez, Faith Malek, Jaime Navarro
Built with Python, MATLAB, and TrackerApp from 2019 to present
Real-time projected topography lines on a sand surface. Interactive demonstration displayed at the Geomatics and Engineering conference at Fresno State.
Built by Benjamin Cates and Mike Fink
Built with Unity, Microsoft Kinect, and Shaderlab in Fall 2022.
Caffeine Synthesis
Aims to synthesize caffeine from small molecules in a multistep process.
Coordinated by Dr. Chiara MacPherson
Team: Eric Ramos, Julio Castorena, Nallely Hinojosa, Hannah Gomez
Built with the COS Chemistry lab in 2023
Drone Follow Arrow
Tensorflow-trained drone that moves in the direction of a painted arrow around an obstacle course.
Team: David Weaver, Carlos Rosiles, Eric Zhao, James Blakely, Lawrence Nichols
Built with TensorFlow (Python) and the DJI Tello drone - Fall 2022 to present
Laser Cut 3D Model Generator
Generates the intersections between planes and 3d models and exports to a format compatible with the Glowforge.
Built by Joey Battistoni with Blender, Illustrator, and the Glowforge in Fall 2022.
Raybound is a 2D platformer where you play as a spriteless figure that must find your sprite. You'll uncover mysteries about the world and what your true self is.
Built by Juan Bravo with Unity, Blender, and Krita from 2020 to 2022.
Simulating the electric field of various charge and conductor shapes within an interactive scene.
Team: Benjamin Cates, Joey Battistoni, Jerricho Ensign
Built with TypeScript, WebGL, LaTeX, and Math.js in Spring 2023
Quicksand Lamp
Bubbles hold up sand as it cascades down to the bottom. Will be attached to a lamp. We are currently working on its design.
Built with the Glowforge in Spring 2023
Upcoming projects
Let's Kill Tardigrades - Biology research project to study tardigrades
Duckietown - Building an autonomous town using prebuilt kits and AI teaching tools
Printed cookies using the Eddie Edible Ink printer
Planetarium Repair - Fixing the Tripensee Planetarium to demonstrate lunar eclipses
Tricycle Modification - To accommodate for children with leg muscle dystrophy, this project aims to modify a tricycle to be hand-powered.
Fabricated at FNL
Using the Glowforge Laser Cutter and our 3D Printers featured on the Tools page.
COS Infinity Mirror
FNL Sign-in
Mathematical Pi Cup
Stylistic Clock
Notable Past Projects
Web app that stores and display our 3d scans.
Built with JavaScript, TS, and 3D scanner in Spring 2019
GoBabyGo
A custom modification of a remote controlled car.
Built with C++, RC car in Spring 2019
Web based graphing calculator with calculus functionality.
Built by John Redden and Paul Gonzales-Becerra using JSXGraph and MathQuill in 2015
Web based teaching aid for demonstrating Newtons Method with derivatives.
Built by John Redden, Rachel Owens, Paul Gonzales-Becerra, and Cory Lewis in 2016.
Blackjack Probability Calculator - Calculates Blackjack strategies and has a player mode to practice playing blackjack. Built with C++ in Fall 2022 by David Jones, Benjamin Cates, and Joey Battistoni.
iThrowRock - Web game built with JavaScript and Phaser.js
SURGE Air Hockey - Air hockey game developed for our game table. Available on Google Play Store.
Pinball Machine Restoration - Classic "Space Shuttle" originally built in 1982.
Dr. O's Peoples Choice App - Simple voting web app for Dr. O's engineering classes.
GoMeGo.io - Hashtag based location sharing app.
BongoBall - Mobile paddle control app using Phaser.js
Hard and soft articulated robotics.
Arduino controlled Internet of things (IoT).
3d Scanning of a complete selection of Star Wars Light Sabre