Automated Hair Clipper
Vertice Incorporated Fall 2012 - Fall 2015
During my undergraduate studies, I became frustrated with monthly trips to the barber, so I developed an automated hair cutting system. The system uses signals from a positioning system fixed to a user’s head to determine the relative position of a smart clipper. As the user combs the clipper through his hair, the clipper is automatically adjusted to cut hair to lengths that conform to a selected style. In this way, the user can give himself a haircut without any prior skill.
I prototyped multiple positioning systems, user interfaces, form factors, and cutter designs during the course of this project. I also recruited and led other students to help with the implementation, filed multiple patents, incorporated a start up company, raised around $60,000 in seed funding, and negotiated a licensing deal with a large, multinational company.
For more details about this project, please reach out to me directly.
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