Brandon Kirbyson

Hi! I'm a Cal Poly student who loves building projects that combine everything from electronics, mechanical design, and software.

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Projects

These are my favorite and most notable projects from the past few years, ranging from competitive robotics to web development. Hover here to see a timelapse!

Weeble

Robotics

Complete

Weeble is a cute 2 wheeled self-balancing robot made with FTC parts and a fully 3D printed body. Weeble uses a Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) controller to balance and drive around!

JPL Invention Challenge

Device

Complete

An innovative device developed for NASA's 26th Annual JPL Invention Challenge. It uses an advanced and first-of-its-kind differential multiplexer to continuously launch water at high speeds.

Hybrid Drone

Robotics

Complete

An almost entirely 3D-printed hybrid robot that combines a quadcopter with a powered monowheel. The finished prototype can transition between flight and stabilized ground travel.

VSCode Animations

Other

Complete

A VSCode extension that adds animations and custom effects to the editor.

350K+ Installs, 300+ GitHub Stars

FTC Decode

FTC Decode

FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics

Complete

FIRST Tech Challenge robot for the Decode competition season. It won the SoCal Championship and advanced to the FIRST Championship (Worlds).

FTC Centerstage

FTC Centerstage

FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics

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FIRST Tech Challenge robot for the Centerstage competition season.

FTC Power Play

FTC Power Play

FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics

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FIRST Tech Challenge robot for the Power Play competition season.

FTC Freight Frenzy

FTC Freight Frenzy

FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics

Complete

FIRST Tech Challenge robot for the Freight Frenzy competition season.

Special Effect Devices

Special Effect Devices

Device

Complete

Wireless long-range devices for special effects on production sets.

Endura

App

Complete

Endura is a mobile fitness app that helps both new and advanced runners achieve their goals through personally generated training plans as well as share their progress with friends.

Noteworthy

App

Complete

Noteworthy is a browser based extension that allows note-taking and annotation on any website.

Minecraft Clone

Minecraft Clone

Game

Complete

A procedural voxel-based Minecraft clone made entirely in the Rust programming language that uses chunks for infinite terrain generation.

Procedural Aircraft Game

Procedural Aircraft Game

Game

Complete

A game featuring procedurally generated environments for a fighter jet to fly low through, Top Gun style.

Terminal Flappy Bird

Terminal Flappy Bird

Game

Complete

A terminal-based version of the classic Flappy Bird game, made entirely in Java with print statements.

SaMoTech Robotics Website

SaMoTech Robotics Website

Website

Complete

Official website for the SaMoTech Robotics team.

Solarized Palenight

Solarized Palenight

Other

Complete

Solarized Palenight is a custom dark theme for Visual Studio Code that I created combining Solarized and Palenight aesthetics.

Bonus

FPV Videos