Handheld CNC Router

1/23 - present

Skills utilized:

  • Electromechanical design (sensing and actuation)

  • Programming (C++)

  • Microcontroller use and custom electronics

  • CAD (Fusion 360)

  • Digital fabrication (waterjet, metal laser cutting, 3D printing)

  • Rigid body dynamics

Awards and Recognition:

  • ASME’s Electromechanical Design/Electronics and Controls Award for Mechatronics capstone course (Spring 2023)

  • Accepted to exhibit at Open Sauce (2023, 2024)

Created along with the pleasure of Sonya Guralnyk, Jobanpreet Mutti, Sanzhar Abatov, and Hans Baschy.

Patent Pending

Compass Handheld CNC Router © 2024 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

I’ve made a Handheld CNC Router that allows you to create precise 3D cuts on the go. The purpose of the product is to replace a traditional CNC machine, being more portable and allowing a more flexible working space (i.e. you could cut stock like a wooden floor that would be impossible to put on a CNC bed). This device also gives people with conditions like Parkinson’s the ability to do hands on woodworking again, seeing to it that their condition doesn’t impair their ability to make precise, beautiful creations.

Compass has discontinued selling its Compass CNC V1 Kit to amicably resolve a dispute with Shaper Tools regarding allegations of patent infringement.

Demo of straight-line drawing for final showcase. Users can move the device in any direction, speed, and orientation, and the drawn line still remains straight.

Sine wave testing