Hyperloop

Helped design and manufacture parts (3D printing, laser cutting) for MIT Hyperloop II — the only fully-levitating pod at the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition and the top U.S. university entry.

Built quickly to test a hypothesis. The goal was to get from idea to something I could actually use inside of a weekend — letting the AI do the heavy lifting on boilerplate while I focused on the shape of the experience.

A surprising amount of what used to take a month can now happen in a few evenings — as long as you have strong taste and know when to throw work away. The bottleneck has moved from implementation to judgment.