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Design and Engineering

Jason Li

Phone:
+1 678 643 3877
E-mail:
jlides.803@gmail.com
Location:
Atlanta, GA/Philadelphia, PA

Serpent Robotics

RoboticTreeClimber

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Serpent Robotics is a compact tree-care robot designed to climb into canopies, helping arborists inspect and work in risky environments with a safer electric platform.

Type

  • Engineering
  • Mechanism
  • Motion Study

Skills

  • CAD Modeling
  • Animation
  • System Design

Tools

  • Fusion 360
  • KeyShot
  • Rendering

01 • Engineering Startup • 2025-Present

Modular Planter

ModularHydroponicPlanters

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Herbablock is a wall-mounted modular planter system for urban homes, using geometric planters, reservoirs, shelves, and lighting modules to make indoor growing easier in tight or low-light spaces.

Type

  • Product Design
  • Home Object
  • Modular System

Skills

  • Form Development
  • CAD Modeling
  • Assembly Design
  • Prototyping

Tools

  • Fusion 360
  • KeyShot
  • 3D Printing

01 • Design • Spring • 2024 • Academic

Torus Chair

ErgonomicCardboardChair

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The Torus Chair is an ergonomic cardboard chair designed around a partner with scoliosis, using a no-adhesive waffle structure to support a reclined 135-degree seating posture.

Type

  • Product Design
  • Home Object
  • Modular System

Skills

  • Form Development
  • CAD Modeling
  • Assembly Design
  • Prototyping

Tools

  • Fusion 360
  • KeyShot
  • 3D Printing

02 • Design • Fall • 2024 • Academic

Bud is an ergonomic food container and utensil system for people with hand disabilities, combining wrist-friendly handles, stackable forms, and playful assistive product language.

Type

  • Design
  • Accessibility
  • Product System

Skills

  • Human Factors
  • Form Development
  • Prototyping

03 • Design • Spring • 2024 • Academic

Penn Dental

DentalCareSystem

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A dental-care system concept built around an active mouth tray and base, using pumping, magnets, and agitation to make oral-care workflows more controlled and approachable.

Type

  • Engineering
  • Design
  • Healthcare

Skills

  • Research
  • Prototyping
  • Systems Thinking

02 • Eng • + • Design • 2024-2025 • Academic

NASA Grad Researcher

GraduateDesignResearch

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Graduate design research for NASA CAS, exploring aviation opportunity spaces through stakeholder interviews, co-design sessions, synthesis, and human-centered systems mapping.

Type

  • Research
  • Engineering
  • Design

Skills

  • Analysis
  • Testing
  • Documentation

03 • Eng • + • Design • 2025-2026 • Research

Balls

ObjectPlayStudy

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A compact object study about how simple forms can carry gesture, play, personality, and interaction through material tests, physical iteration, and behavioral exploration.

Type

  • Design
  • Object Study
  • Interaction

Skills

  • Form
  • Iteration
  • Prototyping

04 • Design • Fall • 2024 • Academic

Phonograph

AudioMotionMechanism

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An audio-mechanism project that makes sound visible through structure, motion, material, fabrication, and the physical ritual of listening.

Type

  • Engineering
  • Design
  • Mechanism

Skills

  • CAD
  • Fabrication
  • Assembly

05 • Eng • + • Design • Spring • 2024 • Academic

Pandemonium

InteractiveMotionExperience

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An interactive installation and motion system built around controlled chaos, using red light, suspended hardware, and mechanical actuation to turn a room into an active experience.

Type

  • Engineering
  • Design
  • Experience

Skills

  • Systems
  • Prototyping
  • Iteration

06 • Eng • + • Design • Fall • 2024 • Academic

Adaptable Lamp

EvenAmbientLighting

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A bio-inspired lamp based on squid counter-illumination, designed to sense uneven room lighting and add soft ambient light where the space needs balance.

Type

  • Design
  • Lighting
  • Product

Skills

  • Form
  • CAD
  • Prototyping

07 • Design • Spring • 2024 • Academic

Phone Holder

RetroInspiredCradle

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A retro-inspired phone cradle designed around a five-part manufacturing rule, combining 90s electronics styling, 3D printed parts, articulation, paint, and handmade mesh detail.

Type

  • Personal Project
  • 3D Modeling
  • Fabrication

Skills

  • CAD
  • 3D Printing
  • Assembly

01 • Personal • 2025-2026 • Personal