Our Team
Team Eng Fuzz was formed by Candice Ip, Alexander Jaffray, Adam Schonewille, and Jory Wong. While all major design decisions were made collectively as a team, Jory and Adam collaborated on the Mechanical and Actuator system and Candice and Alex collaborated on Electrical and Software design. Both Jory and Adam modelled the robot in Solidworks and they used the water jet cutter, laser cutter, 3-D printer, and various machine shop tools to fabricate the mechanical components. Alex designed a modularized electrical system that featured compact circuits and a tidy wiring harness. Candice programmed the robot software in C++ and she was integral in debugging and optimizing the robot's perfomance during the testing phase.
Candice Ip
"This course is probably one of the best experiences I’ve had. Building robots with an awesome team and the practicality of what it teaches – prototyping and hands-on experience with building an idea that is to be brought to life – is second to none. Even though the hours of work we put into building the robot were over 60+ hours per week, I still found it really enjoyable and absolutely rewarding. And ultimately, after this course, I feel building anything imaginable is definitely possible."
Adam Schonewille
“This course has given me the incredible opportunity of working with a team to bring an idea to life. The amount of hands-on practical skills that this course has taught me is invaluable; not to mention the teamwork and communication skills that I and my three amazing teammates have gained over the past 6 weeks. These are skills that I will carry with me throughout my entire engineering career. I now feel more confident that I can build my own working prototypes that cover a wide range of applications. This course has really showed me what we are capable of doing as second-year engineering physics students and I am excited for what I will be able to accomplish in the future.”
Alexander Jaffray
“Building a fully functioning robot in six weeks is not easy. It involves coming up with a strategy to accomplish the task, designing and building something to carry out that strategy, and ultimately making sure the robot can perform the task reliably and successfully. Most importantly, however, it involves having and developing the confidence in your abilities to execute on that strategy. This past summer, I had the opportunity to work alongside three amazing people as part of team Eng-Fuzz to do exactly that, build a robot that could autonomously retrieve stuffed animals placed on an obstacle course. What an incredible experience. The practical experience and knowledge gained through this course, as well as the teamwork and communication skills learned will be incredibly helpful, as I come out of this experience having the confidence to solve even larger problems in the future. “
Jory Wong
"I feel so fortunate to have had this unique experience as a second-year student. Beyond learning technical skills like Solidworks and using prototyping tools, this course taught me how to approach a design problem with simplicity and future modifications in mind. With only 6 weeks of build time, it was a very steep learning curve and it really forced us to learn, think, and adapt quickly. I’m excited to try new ideas and build things that I had previously thought were too ambitious."