Aidan King

Undergraduate Student
Advisor: Katie Fitzsimons
awk5620@psu.edu

Research

This is my third year as part of the Human Centered Robotics lab. My research was previously focused on the creation and making of a VR haptic glove that is intended to be used by individuals to provide stimulated physical feedback when a user interacts with an object while in a VR environment. The creation of the glove will be based heavily on the work of an open-source user on GitHub; this provides the foundations of the structure. Now that the mechanical design is complete, my focus has been centered on the implemntation of the glove within unity and performing testing in collaboration with a masters student thesis project.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
Minors in Engineering Design and Engineering Leadership Development
Expected Graduation: May 2025

Awards and Honors

PSU Mechanical Engineering Shuman Scholarship, 2022-2024
Deans List, Fall 2020 - Spring 2024
Rugby East Second Team - 2024
Rudy Scholz Award Finalist, 2022

Teaching

Penn State Rugby Team Tutoring, 2022-2024

Other Interests

Openside Flanker for the Penn State Mens Rugby Team