Compact configuration
Explore a geometry that occupies less space before deployment.
All work
04 · Virginia Tech · Nano Robotics · 2026–present
Work in progress · Research & concept developmentO-Wedge Microrobot
An origami-inspired biomedical microrobot concept exploring how a compact folded structure might deploy into a wedge geometry.
Project idea
Use geometry
to manage limited space.
The proposal explores a compact folded structure for navigation and an expanded wedge shape for a potential clot-removal application. Folding is the organizing idea: the same structure would serve different purposes before and after deployment.
I am collaborating on the concept with Everett Liggett, Jaden Alston, Zipeng Guo, and Hugh Cameron.
External magnetic control
Investigate magnetic material or an attached magnet as a proposed means of positioning the structure.
Temperature response
Explore a material response that could unfold the structure into a wedge at a chosen temperature.
Current scope
A proposal with
open engineering questions.
The pre-proposal establishes an intended mechanism and a literature-research direction. It does not establish a working device or successful clot removal.
Open questions include material behavior, fold geometry, magnetic controllability, deployment timing, interaction with flow, and how the structure would be retrieved or otherwise managed after use. These questions guide the next stage of the project.
Sources: annotated Nano Robotics Project Pre-Proposal and latest résumé. Status: concept development in progress, October 2026. Proposed behavior and biomedical application remain unvalidated.
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