🐊Hi, I'm Amber! I'm pursuing my Master's in Robotics at Northwestern University. I have 3 years of backend engineering experience, and my interests are in embedded software engineering and computer vision.
My projects
PenPal
A vision-guided ROS 2 system that reads a real whiteboard and writes short responses back with a 7-DoF Franka arm.
- ROS 2
- Robotic Manipulation
- Computer Vision
- AprilTags
- RealSense
- MoveIt
- OpenCV
Aggrobots
Swarm robot game with distributed embedded behaviors, ToF sensing, wireless sync, and AprilTag localization.
- C
- Embedded Systems
- Microcontrollers
- AprilTags
- RealSense
SMMARTS Programming Volunteering
Program to quantify arterial perforation accuracy in ultrasound-guided simulations.
- C#
- Unity
Sollum
A 2.5D Lovecraftian climate-themed game with dialogue and combat systems implemented.
- C#
- Unity
Critter Collector
A educational Pokémon Go-style mobile game for learning about local fauna.
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- REST APIs
- Unreal Engine 5
My skills
- ROS/ROS 2
- Python
- C
- C++
- OpenCV
- RealSense
- Linux
- Docker
- Git
- AWS
- Motion Planning
- Computer Vision
- Embedded Systems
- Kinematics
- PCB Design
My experience
Started my education at University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Began in Biology, then pivoted to Computer & Information Science & Engineering after leading in GatorTech. Built a strong CS foundation while exploring robotics and systems.
May 2019 - May 2024CodePath iOS Tech Fellow
Gainesville, FL
Co-led a 14-week course for 25+ students with two fellows. Taught Swift app dev, ran code reviews, and mentored students.
August 2021 - December 2021Software Engineer
Infotech | Gainesville, FL
Architected an AWS/Python PDF pipeline for DOT plan documents; led a 3-engineer team to customize deployments per DOT.
September 2022 - August 2025Master's of Robotics at Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Enrolled in Northwestern’s M.S. in Robotics to deepen my understanding of perception, motion, and control, and to transition from purely digital systems to building robots that interact directly with the real world.
Sep 2025 - PresentContact me
Please contact me directly at amberhandal@outlook.com or through this form.