Spider Bot

Sam Kammerer is a student at the University of West Florida, studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Control Systems. She is the mastermind behind the Spider Bot- serving as the Robot team lead. Outside of research, you will most likely find her with the UWF ESports club, attending/hosting events and leading media creation.

Sarah (Nick) Southall is a senior at the University of West Florida, currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology. She enjoys programming, painting, writing, playing guitar, and putting her mind to everything her spare time will allow her to. For her senior capstone project she is assisting her team in fabricating an eight-legged research drone, modeled after a spider; she plays a role as the team's programmer, and working HRI specialist.

Ethan is a senior of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of West Florida. As part of the Spider-Bot team, he is the head designer behind the "thinking" parts of the robot, serving as the AI/ML team lead. He is also heavily involved in UWF Esports, as he is both the Competitive Manager of Overwatch, as well as the Officer of Community Outreach.