Aiden Kunsch's
Engineering Portfolio

Second-year mechanical engineering student at Northeastern University pursuing a minor in bioengineering. Areas of interest incldude medical devices and instrumentation, hardware prototyping, robotics engineering, and themed attraction engineering.

Mars Rover project
Theme Park Engineering Club
Medispenser project
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About Me

Aiden Kunsch

I'm a second year mechanical engineering student at Northeastern University, pursuing a minor in bioengineering.

Outside of coursework, I serve as mechanical co-lead for the Northeastern Mars Rover Club and am working with a nonprofit biotech incubator to set up a makerspace for early-stage biotech companies. I am a memeber of the Northeastern Theme Park Engineering Club, and participate in NEU's chapter of ASME.

Outside of engineering, I love traveling, skiing, performing music (🎺), and exploring Boston.

CAD SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · AutoCAD
Code Python · MATLAB · C++
Hardware 3D Printing · Laser Cutting · CNC Machining · Embedded Hardware & Microcontrollers

Recent projects

Northeastern Mars Rover Club
Robotics / NU Mars Rover / Ongoing

Mars Rover Club

As mechanical co-lead, I work with an interdisciplinary team to design and integrate mechanical systems across the rover in preparation for the university competitions. Recent work includes a wheel redesign improving stiffness and ground clearance, and improvements to the end effector to improve dexterity for certain tasks.

SolidWorks Hardware Integration Manufacturing Team Leadership
Medispenser automated pill dispenser
Embedded Hardware / Cornerstone 2 / Complete

Medispenser

An automated pill dispenser for clinical and assisted care environments. An RFID reader looks up the patient's prescription, and three slotted-disk hoppers driven by steppers dispense the correct combination and dosage. Achieved 100% accuracy across 100 trials at a ~$70 build cost.

SolidWorks 3D Printing Laser Cutting Arduino / C++ Mechanical Design
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse exhibit
Structural / Exhibit / Cornerstone 1 / Complete

Engineering Disaster Game

A three-stage interactive exhibit teaching 4th–5th graders about the Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse. Combines a Python narrative game, a laser-cut bridge puzzle, and a Raspberry Pi Pico–driven 3D bridge that physically collapses when overloaded — with LCD readout and an LED warning strip.

AutoCAD Adobe Illustrator Laser Cutting Raspberry Pi Pico Python