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FOURTH-YEAR · BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
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EVAN
KIESS

Evan Kiess
FIG. 01E. KIESS

Passionate designer, maker, and engineer studying biomedical engineering at UNC and NC State. Technical interests include embedded systems, mechanical design, control systems, and surgical robotics. Hobbies include sailing, guitar, and woodworking.

CHAPEL HILL, NC

SELECTED WORK

08 ITEMS
P-01 ONGOING · RESEARCH
CAD render of the MouseVR goggle assembly
OPEN
DWG 01

MouseVR

Development of MRI-compatible virtual reality goggles for fMRI in awake mice.

IN PROGRESS OPEN →
P-02 ONGOING · ROBOTICS
CAD render of the robotic putter
OPEN
DWG 02

Robotic Putter

A tremor-rejecting robotic putter for golfers with shaky hands.

IN PROGRESS OPEN →
P-03 MECHANICAL
The finished modular vertical press on a workbench
OPEN
DWG 03

Modular Vertical Press

A modular benchtop press for heat-set threaded inserts, built entirely from leftover project materials.

FUSION 360 · FDM OPEN →
P-04 EMBEDDED
The Tiny Tuner prototype wired on a breadboard with its OLED display
OPEN
DWG 04

Tiny Tuner

A compact guitar tuner built with an ESP32, MEMS microphone, and OLED display.

ESP32 / MEMS / OLED OPEN →
P-05 ROBOTICS
CAD render of the BasketBot flywheel launcher
OPEN
DWG 05

BasketBot

A basketball-shooting robot built with Arduino and computer vision.

ARDUINO · OPENCV OPEN →
P-06 FABRICATION
The finished ’72 Telecaster Deluxe replica
OPEN
DWG 06

’72 Telecaster Deluxe

A from-scratch electric guitar inspired by the 1972 Fender Telecaster Deluxe.

ROUTER / HANDTOOLS / FDM OPEN →
P-07 FABRICATION
An acoustic guitar resting in the laser-cut wooden stand
OPEN
DWG 07

Guitar Stand

A laser-cut poplar plywood stand in dark walnut, built to hold acoustic and electric guitars.

LASER · PLYWOOD OPEN →
P-08 DESIGN
A closed MacBook Air seated in the hardwood dock
OPEN
DWG 08

MacBook Air Dock

A sleek hardwood dock for the M2 MacBook Air with clean cable management.

ROUTER / HANDTOOLS / PLYWOOD OPEN →