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SAMUEL HIBBARD MECHATRONICS ENGINEER 

Project Portfolio

Hyper-Flex Robotic Gripper

Northeastern University: Master's Thesis

Project Lead, Sole Mechanical Design Engineer

Master's Thesis: A novel underactuated planar robotic gripper with improved small cylinder grasping and collision robustness

SWIPER

Northeastern University: Capstone Project

Mechanical Lead, Mechanical Design Engineer

SideWalk Invasive Plant Eliminating Robot

Form 4 Tool Caddy

Formlabs Co-op

Primary Mechanical Design Engineer

A user friendly in-machine tool storage system for Formlabs' flagship product

Formlabs Projects

Formlabs Co-op

Primary Mechanical Design Engineer

Form 4 Functional Parts, Fixture Development, and Auxiliary Equipment Prototype

PROSPECT

Northeastern University: RIVeR Lab

Sole Mechanical Design Engineer

Precision Robot Spectroscopy Exploration and Characterization Tool

Hyper-Drive

Northeastern University: RIVeR Lab

Mechanical Design Engineer

Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging Data Sets for Robots in Unstructured Environments

Voxel Omni-Table

Northeastern University: RIVeR Lab

Conceptualization, Mechanical Design Engineer

A Voxel-Enabled Robotic Assistant for Omnidirectional Conveyance

Laser-Safe Enclosure

Alloy Enterprises Co-op

Primary Mechanical Design Engineer

A sheet metal enclosure for an industrial additive manufacturing system

Automatic Laser Bed Cleaner

Alloy Enterprises Co-op

Sole Mechanical Design Engineer

An automatic high-cycle industrial system to remove laser cutting debris

PARIS

Northeastern University: RIVeR Lab

Design Lead, Primary Mechanical Design Engineer

Precise Air-Sealing Robot for Inaccessible Spaces

Rolling Contact Miter Gears

Northeastern University: RIVeR Lab

Project Lead, Sole Mechanical Design Engineer

A zero-backlash bioinspired compliant mechanism for 90 degree small angle rotation transferal

ShopBot Charging Station

Fulfil Solutions Co-op

Primary Mechanical Design Engineer

A self-docking charging station for grocery collecting mobile robots

Tray Shuttle

Fulfil Solutions Co-op

Mechanical Design Engineer

A multi-axis grocery inventory management tool

Fulfil ShopBot Shields

Fulfil Solutions Co-op

Mechanical Design Engineer

The external shields and panels for grocery collecting mobile robots

PARSEC

Northeastern University: NASA Mars Ice Challenge

Team Lead, Subsystem Lead, Mechanical Design Engineer

A second generation Martian subsurface ice harvesting robot prototype

PRISMM

Northeastern University: NASA Mars Ice Challenge

Team Lead, Subsystem Lead, Mechanical Design Engineer

A first generation Martian subsurface ice harvesting robot prototype

RIVeR Lab Logo and Renders

Northeastern University: RIVeR Lab

Designer, Renderer

Logo design, diagrams, and renders for lab branding, papers, and funding proposals

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