Anthony Kyu

Experience

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  UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Summer Research Intern

  During this internship, I researched and proposed an original research project with guidance from my professor, designed and performed experiments on Russell’s Viper Venom to create a battlefield hemostat, and presented the results of research at symposium to the Dean of Pharmacology and UNC professors. This internship greatly improved my ability to critically think, design and execute experiments, and draw conclusions from those results and apply them to real-world scenarios.

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  NC State Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Undergraduate Researcher

  As an undergraduate researcher in the NC State University Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, I assisted graduate students on rehabilitation and lower-limb prosthesis studies, and analyzed and presented analysis of subject gait patterns and subject behavior during studies. In addition, I was also trained on machines and programs such as EEG’s, EMG’s, and Vicon Motion Capture, as well as trained in the Machine Shop/Fabrication Lab on the band saw, miter saw, drill press, etc.

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  The Helping Hand Project, Inc. | NC State University

  May 2018 - May 2021

  Chief Technology Officer

  The Helping Hand Project is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to designing and 3D printing upper-limb prostheses for kids with upper-limb differences. As the Chief Technology Officer of the NC State Chapter, I was in charge of maintaining the NC State Biomedical Engineering Department's printers, 3D printing all of the chapter's custom-designed prostheses, and investigating and spearheading new technologies that could improve the efficiency and quality of the organization's operations. I also trained several of our members on CAD software and design principles for 3D printing. Show less

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  Cybathlon: Pack Bionics

  Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Vice President

  Cybathlon is an international competition held every 4 years in Switzerland focused on rehabilitation engineering. There are six disciplines for the competition, for which our team focused on the prosthetic leg discipline. Our team designed a leg for an amputee pilot to race in an obstacle race that mimics everyday tasks to compete against international universities and companies.As the Vice President, I was the technical lead of the design and construction of the prosthetic leg. Not only did I contribute a lot to the actual design of the leg, but I oversaw the entire project, including the mechanical design, electrical system, and control strategy for the device.After the competition, I led the efforts to start a redesign of the leg, learning from the problems faced in our first generation design. Show less

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  Optum

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Technology Development Intern

  The goal of this internship was to develop an application that addressed an issue within the healthcare industry. Throughout this internship, we defined and identified a problem, developed an web application to address the problem, and did multiple user tests to validate our product. As UI/UX designer and developer for our team, I not only oversaw and developed the User Interface of our application, but also guided the vision of our product. Throughout this internship, I learned how to develop the front-end of applications, design user interfaces, and validate products through user testing and interactions. Show less

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  Nanomechanics & Nanoengineering Lab | NC State University

  Sept 2019 - May 2020

  Abram's Scholar | Undergraduate Research Assistant

  I was awarded the Abram's Scholarship award to work as an undergraduate research assistant in this lab. This lab is working on very flexible and stretchable sensors, and I was tasked with exploring the possible biomedical applications of the lab's flexible strain gauges. Strain gauges are typically not very flexible, limiting their application to relatively small strains. I designed and conducted experiments to determine the relationship between upper-limb joint flexion and epidermal strain, and to see if we can predict joint angles based on strain gauge readings. I built analog lowpass filters to filter out 60 Hz noise, and then further processed the data with digital filters to focus the data on the strain gauge readings. I presented my findings at the end-of-year symposium to department faculty and peers. Show less

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  Teleflex Incorporated

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Surgical Research and Development Laboratory Assistant

  During my time as an intern in Teleflex's Surgical R&D Department, I developed and validated work instructions and test methods for use of laboratory equipment and testing surgical tools and products. In order to keep track of these methods, I used Agile for document control to keep track of document changes and bring new test methods to production. Using these test methods, I also collected and analyzed data to optimize Hem-o-lok clips to reduce clip failure rates during surgeries. Furthermore, I designed fixtures for lab equipment to enable and improve the investigation of product development, specifically designing a fixture to analyze ligation clips under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Utilizing the knowledge of manufacturing & automation processes and techniques I learned from this experience, I was able to contribute to improving the departments products. Show less

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  North Carolina State University

  Oct 2020 - May 2021

  3D Printer Manager

  Maintained the 3D printing space for the NC State University Biomedical Engineering Department, making sure the space was clean, organized, and usable. I also maintained the 3D printers within the space, performing routine maintenance and fixing/repairing/replacing broken or worn parts. Clubs and organizations within the department, as well as graduate students, used that space.

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  Asensus Surgical

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  Worked as a Mechanical Engineering Design Intern, designing various parts used across the surgical robotic system. I worked on and contributed designs to the following subsystems.1) I designed a next-generation, surgeon-interfacing, prismatic robotic arm joint, resulting in a design that will be used in future prototypes with low inertia, very low friction, zero backlash, high smoothness, and high back-drivability.2) I developed a testbench for testing the designed robotic joint, implementing power supplies, PLCs, motor controllers, and code to measure friction and implement gravity compensation. This testbench will be further developed and used for testing future prototypes.3) I led the design of a cybersecurity back cover for a surgical data collection machine that will be deployed in the field.4) Designed a frame for a frameless motor to calibrate the motor before its use in future prototypes. Show less

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  Asensus Surgical

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Robotics Engineering Intern

  Worked as a Robotics Engineering Intern, working on designing and implementing advanced control algorithms for the robotic manipulator arm. 1) I led the design of the software architecture for advanced controls of the manipulator arm.2) I developed, implemented, and tested control algorithms in C++ that were from or derived from academic literature.3) I worked with professional software engineers to write both readable and efficient code for production-level use.

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  Asensus Surgical

  Jun 2023 - now

  Robotics Engineer

  Working on developing and implementing groundbreaking robotic algorithms to push the future of robotic surgery forward.