Single-use plastic syringes are typically incinerated or sent to landfill due to the risks associated with handling contaminated sharps. MediLoop is a novel automated machine that safely processes the most common types of plastic syringe used in healthcare. It recovers the recyclable plastic and separates it from the contaminated and sharp parts of the syringe. Read the report here.

My team and I collaborated over an entire year to explore different ways of addressing injectable waste in healthcare. We used mixed methods like interviewing, mapping and critical prototyping to inform our design directions. MediLoop was the result of this process that we felt would make big impact in a complex space.

Vine robots are being explored for inspecting ageing water infrastructure for maintenance and to reduce water loss. By incorporating multiple sensors to the tip of the robot, data from confined spaces can be sent via ethernet to an external computer. I designed, manufactured and programmed a subsystem for the vine robot to reel this ethernet cable in and out neatly, and in sync with vine robot eversion. The subsystem is interfaced with a tele-operated controller using ROS.

pLEV™ is an air-operated cleaning tool used for safe and effective cleaning of electrical cabinets. The system lifts and removes dust particles that fill electrical cabinets and components through the use of smart forced air and extraction technology.

With my colleague, I designed the pLEV™ user interface and wrote libraries for it to update an LCD screen in embedded C. I also reviewed all embedded-C code written by our electrical engineer and updated it to improve efficiency and responsiveness of all pLEV™ devices.

A comprehensive guide to the features of the systems can be found here.

I developed an app for "Portable Local Exhaust Ventilation" (pLEV™) system users to visualise the data collected by their pLEV™ devices. All pLEV™ devices send requests to this web app via 4G. This data (e.g. pressure, temperature and air quality measurements) is saved to our database. The client can then visualise all their data on the easily navigable user interface.

In my first year at Synergetics, I developed and validated a new app which allows users to understand their indirect carbon footprint for everyday decisions such as choosing which café to get coffee at in the morning.