03 · TartanAirRescue · CMU AirLab

An eight-foot drone built for rescue

A large aerial platform designed to carry meaningful rescue capability into places people cannot safely reach.

Role

Robotics engineer · aerial systems

Year

2026

TartanAirRescue team gathered around a large eight-foot drone

In one sentence

The eight-foot aircraft became a real, flying platform for exploring high-payload aerial autonomy and response.

01 · The problem

Why this mattered

Emergency response demands reach, payload, and stability at a scale that small research drones cannot provide.

02 · My work

From idea to system

As part of the AirLab team, I helped develop and integrate CMU’s largest drone platform for rescue-oriented operation.

03 · The result

What moved

The eight-foot aircraft became a real, flying platform for exploring high-payload aerial autonomy and response.

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