Sajiv Shah

Robotics & Engineering

On The Rocks Robotics

Project Creator

September 2019 - Present

Creating automated and portable robotic bartenders to make parties nerdier.

FIRST Robotics Challenge

Hardware Lead

September 2018 - Present

Mechanical design and hardware lead on Saratoga High's MSET 649 FRC team.

MIT-BWSI

ADCS // Navigation

July 2020

A model CubeSat built to test the imaging of oceanic macro-plastics from space

UWash SOC-i CubeSat

Intern

August 2020 - November 2020

Designing structural components for a CubeSat demonstrating optimal guidance

ARC Lab @ UC San Diego

Research Intern

March 2021 - Present

Researching artificial soft robotic actuation for medical applications

Towards Data Science

Writer

March 2021 - present

Sharing experiences and ideas in Robotics to an audience of 550,000+ followers

Documents

"Design of a Simplistic Variable Stiffness Actuator", Presented in IROS 2020 Biology-Inspired Robotics Workshop

PDF Workshop

The University of Washington AACT, Publication of work on SOC-i (not an author on paper, contributed to project)

PDF ResearchGate

MSET Robotics, Documentation of swerve drive module design considerations and process

MSET Robotics, Documentation of algorithmic physics-based trajectory simulation and prototyping for ball shooter

MSET Robotics, Documentation of unique west-coast drivetrain optimized for control for 2021 FRC challenge

Projects/Designs

Final%20Render_edited	Final%20Render%20Side_edited	ShooterFinalRender_edited	Low Cost Robotic Arm This design was the winner of the 2020 Project of the Year contest by Dassault Systemes, and is also being implemented into a robotic bartender that we are building.
3DOF Forearm Module for Robotic Arm This 3D printed Forearm module has a 2 joint wrist mechanism that is driven by stepper motors and a forearm rotation axis driven by a servo. It has built in absolute encoders and and wiring ducts, so it can be easily attached to a robotic arm. It mounts on a shaft and couples to it using hidden set screws that are accessible by removing the side plate, which is held by standard bolts.	2020 FRC Intake using mecanum wheels for ball-centering This piston-actuated intake system has two rollers. The front PVC roller captures balls, and the second mecanum-wheeled roller centers the balls so they can enter the robot. The intake has built in hard stops and virtual hard stops that use hall effect sensors so the robot knows the state of the intake.	2020 FRC Intake With Ball here is a frame of the intake in the down position with the ball captured in the second roller, just seconds before the ball will be centered and pushed into the robot.	3D printable thrust vector system for flying wing
Autonomous Gesture-Controlled Safe Drone Drone This Drone Frame Design is optimized for safety, and uses standard electronics and motors that are commonly found in lower-ened racing drones. The frame is intended to be manufactured from carbon fiber, while the outer wall is to be made from a foam board shell or 3d printed plastic.	Autonomous Gesture-Controlled Safe Drone Drone Prototype This prototype was made from 3D printed SLS plates, and used a raspberry pi and ardupilot flight controller to activate automated sequences using hand controls. This prototype achieved speeds of 40mph, and 5-minute flight times.	649 Swerve Drive	Custom tiny whoop micro racing drone
Reaction wheel assembly for SOC-1, a 2U cubesat As a remote intern for University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics CubeSat Team (AACT), designed the structural components for their reaction wheel setup, which they then manufactured and assembled, as shown above.	Rack and pinion system for linear lift	131431477_189054062728926_30601359199985	Simulation for Design of record-breaking racing drone
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