Contributors

Meet the Team

Haverford Soft Robotics 2018 Team Photo

Who are we?

We are a group of high schoolers (and three middle schoolers) from The Haverford School for Boys, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, aspiring to innovate and explore the field of soft robotics.

Back Row from Left to Right:

Elijah Lee (8th Grade) - Elijah worked with Josiah to engineer the programs powering the project. He also worked to design, fabricate, and finalize the King actuator, as well as joining Bram with development on the Fluidic Control Board. In his spare time, he enjoys messing with electronics, rowing, and coding.

Josiah Somani (8th Grade) - Josiah is the lead programmer for the team and designed the recording and playback programs for the glove using Arduino C and Java. He enjoys watching Star Trek, trading crypto-currencies, and learning Blockchain technology.

Alexander Greer (Sophomore) - Alexander is the graphic designer for the team, and helps organize the design and documentation states of the projects. He competes with the school's VEX robotics team during the school year, where he and his team came fourth in the world in this year's competition.

Henry Sun (Junior) - Henry is one of the co-founders of the Haverford's Soft Robotics Team. He worked on designing and manufacturing the actuators and oversaw most of the actuator development. Henry is the head of the Entrepreneurship Club and the Beekeeping Club at Haverford. Henry is also the manager of the Varsity Basketball Team.

Bryce Broadus (Junior) - Bryce works with the manufacturing of actuators. Outside of soft robotics, Bryce enjoys playing football and furthering his interest in engineering.

Intel Chen (Junior) - Intel is the main photographer and cinematic director for the soft robotics team. He helps with documentation and, most notably, created the video. In his free time, Intel enjoys photography and programming for Haverford's VEX robotics team.

Calvin Costner (Junior) - Calvin works with the collection of data as well as making different variations of actuators. Outside of soft robotics, Calvin enjoys playing baseball and pursuing his interest in engineering.

Troy Barnes (Junior) - Troy aids in designing and manufacturing the actuators. He is also a student leader in Haverford's Diversity Alliance.

Edward King (Senior) - Ed is the developer and creator of the King Actuator and also helps the team work out any engineering issues that may arise. He is passionate about creating things and will be studying at the United States Military Academy at West Point next year.

Matthew Baumholtz (Senior) - Matthew helped write the wiki and advised the team throughout the process. He is a senior and co-founder of Haverford's Soft Robotics Team. In his free time, he competes on the varsity level in water polo and debate. He will be studying Economics and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Chicago next year.

Front Row from Left to Right:

Aditya Sardesai (Sophomore) - Aditya is a co-founder of the soft robotics team and works with the content of the wiki, data analysis, and the communication of the actuator designs. He is also a captain of the school's debate team and is part of the school's VEX robotics team.

Toby Ma (Sophomore) - Toby assists in making the pneumatic actuators as well as data collection. Toby is a member of the school's VEX robotics team, the school newspaper, Model UN, and the school's literary magazine.

Daniel Chow (Sophomore) - Daniel works with the design and creation of the pneumatic actuators, the development of the wiki, the fabrication of the polystyrene inserts, and the gathering and processing of data. He plays for the school squash team and is a member of the school's VEX robotics team.

Biagio DeSimone (Junior) - Biagio helped write sections of the wiki. He was also involved in creating the molds and actuators of the glove. Biagio also participates in Model UN and is an avid supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Robert Esgro (Junior) - Robert is tasked with the collection of control data and is involved in the production of actuators. Robert is the captain of the Mock Trial team, an editor of the school newspaper, and a member of the varsity lacrosse team.

Safa Obuz (Freshman) - Safa helps with the development of the wiki as well as the design and fabrication of the actuators. He competes with the school's VEX robotics team and runs cross country.

Yeshwin Sankuratri (Sophomore) - Yeshwin led the image analysis team, analyzing the pots thrown by teachers and students. Outside of soft robotics, Yeshwin is an avid squash player and is a member of the school's literary magazine.

Not Pictured:

Bram Schork (8th Grade) - Bram is a middle schooler focusing on the development and circuit diagramming of the fluidic control board, along with the programming of other electronics. Bram enjoys tinkering with inventions and prototyping software along with playing water sports.

Team Working