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Project write-ups

A closer look at each case file: what the project is, how it works, what went well, and where it still falls short.

  1. May 2026 — presentTeaching a Franka Research 3 to Pick and PlaceWhat it actually took to get a learned policy moving a real robot arm, and an honest look at how far the pipeline has come.4 min read
  2. January — April 2026Field Notes AI: Interviews That Survive a Dead ZoneA look back at an offline-first mobile app that turns recorded field interviews into structured records, built for a client under strict privacy rules.2 min read
  3. November 2025 · natHacksPlantagotchi: A Houseplant With Something to SayOur natHacks-winning attempt to give a plant a personality, and a candid look at what a hackathon build gets right and glosses over.3 min read
  4. January 2026 — present · UofTHacksTrajectory: A Loan Assessment You Can AuditA multi-agent system that looks at a small business from several angles at once, and why keeping its reasoning visible mattered more than making it clever.2 min read
  5. November 2025ShopRec: A Recommendation API for When the Data Is ThinA recommendation service built to handle the awkward cases a notebook never has to, reviewed honestly for what synthetic data can and can't prove.2 min read