BS ECE · Carnegie Mellon · May 2028

zhaojinchu@cmu.edu github.com/zhaojinchu linkedin.com/in/zhaojinc


Projects


1.0Main projects

One page per project, with a summary table at the top and the details below it.

Table 1. Main projects

No. Project Area Status Started
AN-001 A $3,000 haptic controller became a $300 board inside the device Embedded In progress Jul 2026
AN-002 Shmoobot: a ballbot driven by feel Embedded In progress Jul 2026
AN-003 ReBin: waste sorting on a Pi 5 in 24 hours Embedded Finished Feb 2026
AN-004 TeleKart: the Pi owns safety; the Mac only asks Embedded Finished Aug 2026
AN-005 RoboOrchestra: robots that play music, and a conductor who waves at a camera Embedded In progress Nov 2025
AN-006 海那边: a bilingual tutoring portal Software Finished Jul 2026
AN-007 Logic Labs: kits, a curriculum, a storefront, and a handoff Software Finished Jan 2024
AN-008 MusBook: a lesson‑scheduling platform, solo-built Software Archived Sep 2023
AN-009 An 8-bit CPU on the bench Embedded Finished Jul 2023

2.0Fun projects

Smaller things I built for fun.

Table 2. Fun projects

No. Project Status Started
AN-010 Switcherooni: flicking the dorm lights from bed Finished Sep 2025
AN-011 HackberryPi: a retro digicam with a live gallery Finished Mar 2026