My particular contribution was the codebase for the user interface for the project. I built what users would interact with and helped link it to the code that controls the robot. The current plan is for this project to extend beyond the internship itself, with the eventual goal of the research being published. I got to write a lot of code, which is something I learned how to do at MIT. I got to learn more about the robotics side of things. I have never directly worked with a UR20 robot before. I also had to focus more on writing cleaner code than I typically do to ensure others would have an easy time integrating my code with theirs.
Nina's Story
Nina Gerszberg interned at the Albert Einstein medical school, where she contributed to an assistive robotics project focused on enabling individuals with disabilities to control a robotic arm using gaze tracking. Her primary role involved developing the user interface and creating a seamless interaction between users and the system. The project is expected to continue beyond the internship, with the long-term goal of publication.
"I've gone back and forth on pursuing a PhD. This experience definitely helps inform that decision. It was nice to do a new research project in a very different environment than that of MIT."Nina Gerszberg '24
Major & Class Year
Engineering '24
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
MISTI Program
Internship
MISTI Host
Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein