Dora Strelkova

Biography:

I’m a fourth-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Windsor pursing a Bachelor of Applied Science with a completed minor in Mathematics and projected minor in Computer Science.  As an undergraduate researcher, I work in the Advanced Production and Design Lab where I focus on soft robotics, specifically the design of grippers for pick and place applications in automotive assembly line and greenhouse automation. I focus on end-effector design, implementing controls and sensor feedback to actuate said designs and realizing prototypes through additive manufacturing. My recent work explores the feasibility of integrating origami into robotics via 3D printed living hinges and compliant mechanism to design easily manufacturable and parametric grippers. I co-authored a conference paper on this work titled “Design and Fabrication of Novel Compliant Mechanisms and Origami Structures for Specialty Grippers” in late 2021. I presented my work on dimensional complaint living hinges at World Congress Experience held by SAE International in April, 2022. As a university student, I am active in the Engineering Student Society, recently completing my term as the VP Academic where I ran 3D printing design events, engineering competitions, provided cover letter and resume help and acted as the student to faculty liaison for academic concerns. I stay involved within the student community by sitting on the ECE Department Council Appointments Committee, delivering technical workshops through IEEE CAS and working alongside my colleagues to implement the university’s first PCB Fabrication Lab for undergraduates and graduates.