Role: Hardware platform design, software/simulation engineer
Scope: Built platform, developed simulation, created motor control framework (forward/inverse kinematics, motion interpolation, using redundant degrees of freedom)
CARL-2 (Culinary Assistant Robotic Limb v2) is the latest iteration of a chef robot that has found a new passion in magic! The previous iteration, CARL, was the sous chef for Dr. Dennis Hong in season 4 of MasterChef USA, tasked with dicing vegetables and measuring ingredients. CARL-2 is the reincarnation of CARL, but has a much more diverse skillset and is able to perform a wide range of manipulation tasks, such as magic.
CARL-2 was featured on Netflix’s Magic for Humans in Season 1, Episode 3 as MAGI.