Projects
Hardware, software, and everything in between.
LoRaJack - FAU Campus Golf Cart Fleet Tracker
A self-hosted, real-time fleet tracking system for golf carts on the FAU Boca Raton campus, built on LoRaWAN, custom ESP32-S3 end nodes, and a full open-source data pipeline — from GPS hardware to a live Grafana map dashboard.
Custom Micro FPV Drone
Designed and built a WiFi-controlled micro quadcopter from scratch using the Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense as the flight controller. The PCB itself doubles as the drone frame — an X-shaped board I designed in KiCad with integrated motor driver circuits, an MPU6050 IMU, and a board-to-board OV2640 camera connector. Runs Espressif's ESP-Drone open-source firmware.
LabScout Equipment
LabScout is a full-stack catalog app that aggregates lab and teaching equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DAQ hardware, trainers, sensors, etc.) from multiple vendor websites into a searchable, categorized database — built for colleges and universities planning lab/course equipment purchases.
TurtleBot 4 Autonomous Delivery & Fleet Deployment
Sole engineer on a 50-robot fleet. Built a full autonomous indoor delivery pipeline from hardware bring-up through perception, navigation, and mission execution — then authored the complete student deployment guide for the lab.
Parametric Retrofit of Lab Equipment for Remote Control
A full-stack hardware and software system that retrofits a university inverted pendulum apparatus for remote internet-based operation, allowing users worldwide to control real lab equipment, view live video, and monitor performance data through a browser at ScienceLabToYou.com.
ROS2 RedBot Mobile Robot Platform
A fully autonomous-ready mobile robot platform integrating a SparkFun RedBot with a Raspberry Pi 3B running ROS2 Humble. Features complete sensor integration (encoders, accelerometer, line followers, bumpers, camera), real-time odometry tracking, and remote visualization via RViz2. Built from scratch with custom Arduino firmware, Python ROS2 nodes, and network-transparent operation enabling development on a desktop while deploying to the robot.
Full-Sheet CNC Router Build (blackFoot 4x8)
Assembly and commissioning of a BuildYourCNC blackFoot v4.3 kit — a 4'x8' 3-axis CNC router with chain-drive gantry, water-cooled 2.2kW spindle, and ANSI #25 roller chain X/Y axes. Built from kit including fabrication of a leveled 5'x10' table, wall-mounted electronics panel, water cooling system, and full limit switch safety wiring.
BLE Gesture Glove
A wearable Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) gesture interface built into a glove using conductive touch pads sewn into the fabric. By touching different fingers to the thumb, the glove detects unique gesture combinations and wirelessly transmits commands to a host computer over BLE. The host interprets these gestures as input events, enabling hands-free control of software, automation tools, media playback, and custom applications.
Personal Portfolio Website (skylargutman.com)
Full-stack Django portfolio site designed, built, and deployed from scratch on Oracle Cloud Ampere A1 free tier. Features a model-driven project CMS, Gunicorn + Nginx production stack, Cloudflare DNS and SSL, and environment-secured configuration — all on a $0/month infrastructure budget.
RepRapPro Mendel 3D Printer Build
Full scratch build of a RepRapPro Mendel FDM 3D printer from a parts kit — including soldering the Sanguinololu controller board, custom wire harness fabrication, precision rod cutting and plumbing, heated bed assembly, and custom SolidWorks-designed fan shrouds printed and installed on the completed machine.