Hunter Tsai

EECS @ UC Berkeley | Building robots

Projects Projects

Neptune

FTC

Juice 16236's robot for the 2024-2025 FTC season, Into the Deep. Featured custom billet aluminum slide inserts. Top 8 at the Maryland Tech Invitational. NorCal Finalists.
Echo

Apple

A wearable navigation device for the vision-impaired, using LiDAR sensors and an AI camera for real-time object detection. Multi-modal feedback via spatial audio and haptics.
CNC Machining

Manufacturing

2nd place in the nation @ 5-Axis CNC competition. My journey into 3- and 5-axis machining on the Haas Mini Mill, VF-2, and UMC-350HD.
Flick

Apple

A wrist posture monitoring device to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. Features a skin-safe, 3D-printed TPE body and dual 6-DoF IMUs. Powered by an Arduino Nano ESP32.
Ares

FTC

Juice 16236's robots for the 2023-2024 FTC season, Centerstage. First fully carbon fiber robot in Juice history. Design Award Winner. Two-speed shifter. NorCal Championship Division Finalists.
UC Berkeley AI (BAIR) Lab: LEGO

Manufacturing

Set up and ran a print farm to produce 250+ parts in less than 2 months, supporting research to train a novel, generalizable grasping method for robots like the Unitree H1-2. Paper accepted at ICLR 2026.
Project MFG (2026 NML)

Manufacturing

Individual 3-axis milling competition (CAM, operation, and inspection) focused on machining multiple parts within tight tolerance constraints. Parts machined on Haas VF-2.
Redemption

FTC

Juice 16236's robots for the 2022-2023 FTC season, Power Play. Belt-driven elevator and custom odometry pods for autonomous localization. #9 in the world. Top 1% at the FIRST World Championship.
Proton

FTC

Juice 16236's robots for the 2021-2022 FTC season, Freight Frenzy: marking the start of a design philosophy focused on consistency and simplicity. Featuring a virtual four-bar arm.
SkillsUSA (2025 AMT)

Manufacturing

3-axis team milling competition (CAD, CAM, and operation) focused on machining a precision part within tight time and tolerance constraints. Parts machined on Haas Desktop Mill.
Artemis

FTC

Juice 16236’s robot for the 2025-2026 FTC season, Decode. Qualifier Finalist Alliance Captain. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based design. Top 10 in Northern California.