Nicholas Barbas Email & Phone Number

Billerica, MA, US

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Lead prototyping efforts for mechanical and robotic systems. Designed and built several robotic and mechatronics platforms, including an automated tick collecting robot, an all terrain quadruped, a plasma decontamination system, and an all-terrain rescue vehicle.- Designed gathering and retention systems for a ground robot utilized in tick collection..

Member and Mechanical Lead of the George Washington University Robotics team. Tasks included designing mechanical systems, utilizing sensors, working with electrical and software engineers, and leading meetings.- Creating 3D models in SolidWorks and 2D models in AutoCAD- Scheduling and leading design meetings- Creating technical reports on robots- Worked.

Summer internships at IntelliSAW in Mechanical Engineering and Product Development, working with automated temperature sensors that monitored switch gear. The internship focused heavily in areas of product design, 3D modeling, creating supporting documentation, and testing.- Conducted research on the mechanical aspects of switchgear for product design.

Team Lead and Electrical Lead of a FIRST Robotics team. Lead the design of pneumatics systems, determined sensor placement and utilization, and created power distribution circuits- Created wire harness and power distribution circuits for robots- Designed a wheel driven intake systems and the gearboxes that drove them - Oversaw robot maintenance and.