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Damian Payano

FTC 20712 & FRC 1880

"If Java had runtime mutation, flying cars would be old news."

Triple eyes animatronic

In summer 2025, I set out to build a realistic three-eye animatronic to learn microcontrollers and servos. The project quickly grew in complexity, leading me to upgrade to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and implement custom UV joints to handle the independent eye motion.

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Triple eyes animatronic

Hackpad

The Hackpad is a custom 9-key macro pad project for stardance where I took my design all the way from schematic circuit routing and 3D component modeling to a sleek, stylized final product render.

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Hackpad

FTC DECODE ROBOT

During the FIRST Tech Challenge, I led a team of students to design and build a competitive robot. My team learned CAD, Programming, and competition skills.

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FTC DECODE ROBOT

Walker Wheels

Walker wheels is a project that I did in collaboration with NYCFirst, in which we aimed to assist ederly by modifying their walker so that they could go travel more easy

Walker Wheels

Collab with Steel Titans

Steel Titans is a sister ftc team that invited me to join them in a trip to Columbia University

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AFH Scrimmage

The AFH Scrimmage was an event where teams competed against each other

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