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A demonstration video of the project can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m6InPeCiAsA\u0022\u003Eonline\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; FRMBX won for the best project in Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBernardo plans to continue pursuing his ECE education with a master\u2019s degree after graduation.\u0026nbsp; While at Tech, he\u2019s been involved in a variety of clubs and activities, including through the HP.\u0026nbsp; He\u2019s held a leadership role on a RoboJackets team that develops soccer-playing robots (including competing in the RoboCup 2023 competition in France), published a paper on HLS (High-Level Synthesis), and conducted research through the ECE Opportunity Research Scholar\u2019s program with Sharc Lab.\u0026nbsp; Bernardo took a variety of HP classes and lived in HP housing, where he met some of his closest friends who continue to be his roommates today!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERohan Thandu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is a fall 2023 Mechanical Engineering graduate from Sammamish, WA who was a member of the team Big Hero 6.\u0026nbsp; Their team developed Unravl, a device that aims to revolutionize the textured hair care industry, making it faster and less painful to take down braids while being safe and ergonomically friendly for the braider.\u0026nbsp; The Swella Unravl Device received recognition for being the best overall project (tied) among 129 total teams.\u0026nbsp; The project was sponsored by Swella and conducted under the guidance and technical expertise of Dr. Tequila Harris (Professor, ME).\u0026nbsp; The team plans to showcase their product at the Inventure Prize competition this spring.\u0026nbsp; Rohan is returning to GT this semester to pursue a master\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering focusing on robotics and automation, and then plans to pursue a career working at the intersections of engineering and computer science.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERohan will take his experiences in VIP classes (GT EcoCAR) and undergraduate research on sleep apnea with him out into the \u201creal world\u201d post-graduation.\u0026nbsp; While at Tech, he took a variety of Honors Program classes and met some of his best friends in the HP dorm.\u0026nbsp; Rohan reflected that:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Etaking HP classes provided me with the chance to connect with many professors and other like \u2013 minded students which fostered a free and creative learning environment...Sharing the ups and downs of all four years together with my [HP] friends has been an invaluable and defining experience for me. 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