2026
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Sync Tank
The 2026 exhibit brings aquariums, cameras, robotics, and local-first software together to observe and interact with aquatic environments.
VOLUNTEERING / SYNC TANK PRESENTATIONS
Maker Faire
Mare Island / Vallejo, California
My volunteering and presentations at Maker Faire have mainly focused on Sync Tank. I use the system to demonstrate interactive robotics, camera networking, and real-time embedded processing.
The aquarium gives visitors a physical setting for seeing how cameras, connected hardware, and live software work together.
My first Maker Faire
Presenting the robotics research alongside the cardiac monitor and other university hardware projects.
RECORDED DEMONSTRATION / MAKER FAIRE 2026
A walk around the display.
The display brings the camera views and physical hardware together. This recording follows the exhibit from the screens to the aquarium, then moves closer to the mechanisms being demonstrated.
2024 / 2025 / 2026 SO FAR
Maker Faire by year
2025
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Sync Tank
The 2025 exhibit introduced Sync Tank through a robotic arm and camera-based observation, connecting aquarium care with embedded hardware and software.
2024
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Robotic search & university projects
I presented my thesis work on robotic mechanical search alongside other projects, including the wearable cardiac monitor and biology teaching hardware.
OBJECTIVES
Show how the system works.
- Make interactive robotics tangible through the Sync Tank demonstration.
- Explain how networked cameras bring live views into the system.
- Connect the visible behavior to the embedded processing behind it.
PRESENTATION / SYNC TANK
Three parts of one demonstration.
Interactive robotics
Present the physical system and show how interaction connects to robotic hardware.
Camera networking
Show live camera views and explain how the cameras connect to the observation interface.
Real-time embedded processing
Explain the firmware and processing that connect sensing, communication, and hardware response.
SYNC TANK / PROJECT IMAGES
The system I present
Build and demonstration images of Sync Tank.