Kai Zhao
Creator • Innovator • Leader
\ PROFILE
Product‑minded Engineer & Designer
Create something out of nothing.
Projects
Mediapipe CV hand detection
Enhanced measure tool to enhance precision
AI generated report and mouse suggestion based on measurements
- 400–500 labeled images
- 80/20 train/validation split
- Custom YOLOv8 model trained
- 3 views: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
- 2 presets: Beginner / Advanced
- Engineered guarder prompt and sanitized input
Mediapipe CV hand detection
Enhanced measure tool to enhance precision
AI generated report and mouse suggestion based on measurements
- 400–500 labeled images
- 80/20 train/validation split
- Custom YOLOv8 model trained
- 3 views: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
- 2 presets: Beginner / Advanced
- Engineered guarder prompt and sanitized input
Mediapipe CV hand detection
Enhanced measure tool to enhance precision
AI generated report and mouse suggestion based on measurements
- 400–500 labeled images
- 80/20 train/validation split
- Custom YOLOv8 model trained
- 3 views: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
- 2 presets: Beginner / Advanced
- Engineered guarder prompt and sanitized input
\ Experiences
Mouse-Fit
Browser-based hand-fit tool that measures landmarks, calibrates with a card, and recommends ergonomic mice with clear, explainable matches.
- Mouse database + Finder AI agent
- 3-view capture with credit-card homography calibration
- Self-trained mouse-detection model powering edge-aware overlays
\ Experiences
ScratchGPT
Natural-language to Scratch: a creative agent that turns ideas into complete projects with classroom-friendly guardrails.
- 100+ prompts evaluated for reliability and coverage
- Developed multiple step-by-step lesson plans using the ScratchGPT AI tool
- Builds runnable projects in ~15 s on average
\ Experiences
Rocketry
Student rocketry avionics and flight ops: telemetry, flight software, and ground support.
- CAD + 3D-modeled airframe and avionics bay
- ARC-compliant payload cradle for a single raw egg; parachute recovery with all parts tethered
- Flight profile tuned to 750 ft altitude and 36–39 s duration targets
\ Experiences
Robotics
Competitive robotics: strategy, motion planning, and system integration for reliable autonomous tasks.
- Built and integrated drivetrain, manipulators, and wiring for competition-ready robots
- Autonomous routines, strategic match planning, and code integration across subsystems
- Features: AprilTags vision, motion profiles, auto-align
