Aiden Kunsch's
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An automated pill dispenser for clinical point-of-care use. A scanned RFID card looks up the patient's prescription; three stepper-driven slotted-disk hoppers dispense the correct combination, with an Arduino-controlled LCD guiding the nurse or doctor through the workflow.

Built with a team of four for Cornerstone 2. The final prototype achieved 100% dispensing accuracy across 100 trials of three patient prescriptions, exceeding the 95% design target. Total build cost: ~$95 — orders of magnitude below commercial hospital dispensing cabinets.

My contribution was the SolidWorks CAD for the hoppers and backing board, all laser cutting and 3D printing, and the standardized 3D-printed test pills.

A three-stage interactive exhibit teaching 4th–5th graders about the Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse — one of the deadliest structural failures in U.S. history, caused by a single overlooked connection detail in the suspended walkways.

Built with a team of three, the exhibit combined a Python narrative game, a laser-cut 2D bridge puzzle showing the original (failed) versus corrected designs, and a Raspberry Pi Pico–driven 3D bridge that physically collapses when overloaded, with LCD weight readout and an LED warning strip.

My contribution was the AutoCAD design and laser cutting of the puzzle bridge — modeling both connection variants side-by-side so kids could assemble them and see the difference firsthand.

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