Ben Nguyen

Projects

Design, build, and analysis work spanning mechanism design, structural optimization, controls, and prototyping. Open any project for the full write-up.

Personal Project

Ball Balancing Robot

2025 - Present

Robot that balances a steel ball on a touch-sensitive platform, using stepper motors and a microcontroller to tilt the platform. Has playable game modes.

Redesigned ball balancer. Still in progress
Redesigned ball balancer. Still in progress
Old version of ball balancer with belts
Old version of ball balancer with belts
Fully assembled, old version of ball balancer
Fully assembled, old version of ball balancer
OnshapeNXDFM/DFAHand Calculations3D PrintingMicrocontrollersKiCadSolderingC++

UArizona Combat Robotics Club

RC Flamethrower

2023

Made a remote controlled flamethrower for the BattleBots Destructathon competition.

Flamethrower during BattleBots competition
Flamethrower during BattleBots competition
Testing flamethroweršŸ”„
Testing flamethroweršŸ”„
CAD of flamethrower
CAD of flamethrower
SOLIDWORKS3D Printing

High School Robotics

VEX Robots

2019-2023

Built robots for 4 years of high school, placed 24th in the world, and built a 400k+ view YouTube channel.

Second bot for local competitions
Second bot for local competitions
Third robot for State Championships
Third robot for State Championships
Fourth robot for World Championships
Fourth robot for World Championships
Fusion 360Design of ExperimentsLaser CuttingC++

Small Projects

Miscellaneous Projects

2022 - Present

Lots of fun projects and accessories.

3DP TPU Phone case.
3DP TPU Phone case.
Low cost wooden arena for VEX robotics.
Low cost wooden arena for VEX robotics.
Wooden shelf with removable roller pin mount.
Wooden shelf with removable roller pin mount.
OnshapeFusion 3603D Printing