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Hi, I'm Pranav Tadepalli

I'm currently a student at Georgia Tech.

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Hi, I'm Pranav Tadepalli

I'm currently a student at Georgia Tech.

About

I graduated from Los Gatos High School, where I was the programming director on Iron Claw Robotics. I enjoy building stuff, whether it be on a computer coding or designing, or physically, with 3D printers and powertools. I am currently working on research which started at UCSC's SIP program, studying variable stars in Andromeda with Hubble images. In my spare time, I like photography and bird watching, gardening, and exploring parks. You can find my resume here.

Some Projects

Bird Bath

A few logs I screwed onto a piece of plywood I cut into a rounded triangle using a circular saw. I attached some plastic bowls for bird food and water.

Garden Planters

I used wood from Home Depot, Lowes, old fencing, and wood screws to make some shallow raised beds.

Plant Watering System

Using an Arduino Nano, a relay, a pump, box, and battery case I 3D printed, old tubing, a soil moisture sensor, and some wiring, I made a planter watering system that pumps water to the potted plant when the soil is dry.

Card Shooter

A device made of folded cardboard with a motorized wheel at the bottom that can shoot cards from a stack. Demo here

Yogurt Making Helper

Using an Arduino Nano, an alarm, and a temperature-probe sensor over the one wire interface, I made a device that beeps when milk cools down to 110°F (at which point the culture yogurt is added). The temperature sensor is suspended in the milk using a stand I cadded in Autodesk Inventor and 3D printed on my Ender 3.

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Digital Drum

Using the acceleration sensors on a Nexus 7 tablet, I made a flutter app that acts like a drum stick - it plays a drum sound when it is accelerated and stopped quickly

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Table Clips

Some clips to hold down a tablecloth that I cadded and 3d printed

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Vine Planter

A raised bed I made from old fence wood and tree support sticks that has an area to attach strings for vines to climb on

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Chalk Board

A chalk board made with fence wood glued together and spray painted with chalk board spray. Mounted to the wall with mini 3D printed L brackets.

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Hand Sanitizing Robot

A robot that wanders a room like a roomba, shooting hand sanitizer upwards at hands to solve Covid. Built with other Anthony, Yanis, Tycho, and Cait of Iron Claw. Presentation here

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Headphone Holder

3D printed hook that holds headphones on a Fully desk. Thingiverse link coming soon.

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Mini Table

A table I made with 2x4s with a granite countertop.

Photography

Photos taken using a Cannon Rebel T1I (2009 model) & Nikon D500 with Sigma 150-600 C