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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>Sidney Nimako</title>
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<div id="About" class="section-box" style="height: 30vh">
<p>About</p>
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<div id="work" class="section-box">
<p>Work</p>
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<p>Projects</p>
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<section id="masthead" data-section-box="About" class="section-content">
<h1>00 About</h1>
<span id="name">Hi! I'm Sidney Nimako</span>
<br>
<br>
<div id="bio">
I'm a first year masters student in robotics at <span id="cmu">Carnegie Mellon
University.</span>
<br>
<br>
My research interests are in assistive robotics, human-robot interaction, and robotic manipulation.
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<br>
Currently:
<span id="currently">
I'm currently working with <a class="prof" href="https://www.zoomlab.ri.cmu.edu/">Dr. Zeynep
Temel</a> and <a class="prof" href="https://shredlabcmu.github.io/"> Dr. Melisa Orta
Martinez</a> on micro-robotics for search and rescue.
</span>
<br>
<br>
Previously @: CMU Robomechanics Lab, DoorDash Labs, Meta AI Research
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<div class="section-content" data-section-box="work" id="work-div">
<h1>00 Work</h1>
<p id="mobile-disclaimer"> For more information please visit this site on a desktop or checkout my
resume</p>
<div class="sub-section">
<image src="Labs Logo.png" alt="DoorDash Labs Logo" class="work-flag" />
<p class="sub-section-title">Hardware Engineering Intern</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">DoorDash Labs</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">2022 + 2023</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">San Francisco, CA</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">I worked with DoorDash Labs to develop software
and
hardware for a 4
quadrant dynamometer, essentially a treadmill for cars. I spent the second summer developing
an
interface and software to expand the functionality and enable new kinds of testing with the
device</p>
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<div class="sub-section">
<image src="rml-logo-robots-color.png" alt="Robomechanics Lab Logo" class="work-flag" />
<p class="sub-section-title">Undergraduate Research Assistant</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">CMU Robomechanics Lab</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">2022 - 2023</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Pittsburgh, PA</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">I worked with a couple of masters students and Dr.
Aaron Johnson on exploring the costs and conrols of a spined quadruped robot. I focused on
evaluation scenarios and the generating cost functions for the hardware.</p>
</div>
<div class="sub-section">
<image src="mair.jpeg" alt="Meta AI Logo" class="work-flag" />
<p class="sub-section-title">Robotics Research Intern</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Meta AI Research</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">2021</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Pittsburgh, PA</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">Worked on the development of a three digit
dextrous
hand. My work focused on redesigns, documentation and tribology testing on soft capacitive
sensors.</p>
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<div class="sub-section">
<image src="biomotivate_logo.webp" alt="Biomotivate Logo" class="work-flag" />
<p class="sub-section-title">VR Development Intern</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Biomotivate</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">2020</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Pittsburgh, PA</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">I worked with a Pittsburgh based start up to
develop
Virtual Reality experiences for those in addition recovery. I also developed a data
acquisition
platform to explore the benefits that might arise from the different apps.</p>
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<div class="section-content" data-section-box="proj" id="proj-div">
<h1>01 Projects</h1>
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resume</p>
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<image src="Juggling.png" alt="Juggling Icon" class="work-flag" />
<p class="sub-section-title">Toss Juggling In-Sim (and on Hardware)</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Fall 2023</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">For my mechanics of manipulation course, I
developed a
simulation of a toss juggling robot in MuJoCo. I used reinforcement learning to learn a
policy
for the robot to juggle balls using DDPG. I also applied the co-design method to design a
hardware system to embody the policy.</p>
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<image src="Spine path.png" alt="Trajectory Icon" class="work-flag" />
<p class="sub-section-title">Trajectory Optimization for Constrained Dynamical Systems</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Fall 2023</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">For my mathematical methods in robotics course, I
developed a model predictive controller for a spined quadruped robot. I also applied a
similar
framework to a ballbot driving a wheelchair.</p>
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<div class="sub-section">
<image src="Phlebot-LOGO.JPG" alt="Phlebot Icon" class="work-flag" />
<p class="linked sub-section-title"><a href="http://projects.snibo.me/phlebot">Phlebot</a></p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Spring 2023</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">IFor my mechatronics capstone, my group developed
a
prototype autonomous venipuncture robot.</p>
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<div class="sub-section">
<image src="MAPR Iso.jpg" alt="MAPR Icon" class="work-flag" />
<p class="linked sub-section-title"><a href="http://projects.snibo.me/mapr">Mapping and Payload
Robot (MAPR)</a></p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Spring 2023</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">For my robotics engineering capstone, my group
worked
on developing an indoor delivery robot using off the shelf parts and ROS 1. I focused on the
locomotion subsystem and electro-mechanical integration.</p>
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<image src="DManus.jpg" alt="D'Manus Icon" class="work-flag" />
<p class="linked sub-section-title"><a
href="http://projects.snibo.me/facebook-ai-research-internship">D'Manus Hand</a></p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Summer 2021</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">My work on the D'Manus, an open-source rehensile
robotic hand, during my time at Facebook AI research</p>
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<p class="sub-section-title">Jenga Bot</p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Winter 2021</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">The final project for my robot kinematics and
dynamics
course was designing a controller for a robot to build a Jenga tower, with bonus points for
speed and a need for precision.</p>
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<div class="sub-section">
<image src="BrevisFull.JPG" alt="Brevis board" class="work-flag" />
<p class="linked sub-section-title"><a href="http://projects.snibo.me/brevis">Brevis</a></p>
<p class="sub-section-text">Spring 2023</p>
<p class="large-description sub-section-text">A custom macropad I created as a precursor to a
full-sized keyboard, and an exercise in electronics development.</p>
</div>
</div>
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<h1>Photography</h1>
<p> Coming soon</p>
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<div class="section-content" data-section-box="rj" id="rj-div">
<h1>Research Journal</h1>
<p> Coming soon</p>
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<footer> <span id="acknowledgements">
Inspired by <a href="https://www.therawmaterials.com/">The Raw Materials</a> and <a
href="https://ansonyu.me/">Anson Yu</a>
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