SUMMER 2024 INTERNSHIPS
UplinkRobotics
UplinkRobotics offers internship opportunities to students for real-world experience. They are tasked with different projects varying in fields. Summer 2024 is dedicated to launching The Badger Crawler.
The Badger is an inspection robot purpose-built for any safety situation. Designed specifically for first responders, particularly police, firefighters, and SWAT. Streaming HD Video with extremely bright front-facing LEDs and wide-angle driving. It has simple controls, meant for reliability and ease of use.
Emily and Charlsie are in charge of everything from creating a marketing campaign to giving demos at various fire and police stations. Additionally, they have taken over the social media accounts and have been regularly posting to reach new audiences. Under the mentors at UplinkRobotics, this internship allows them to expand their knowledge and confidence for their future careers.
Accomplishments
- Successfully set up demos at various fire and police departments
- Took our own photos and videos
- Created content for The Marten Summer Sale
- Used graphic design to make an instruction pamphlet for The Badger
- Created this webpage from scratch
- Created The Badger webpage from scratch
- Used Canva for multiple social media purposes and information printouts
- Launched The Badger Campaign
- Made Meta Ads
9H Research Foundation
9H Research Foundation is a non-profit that provides funding to students for real-world practical projects, scholarships, internships, awards, competitions, and prototype building.
Rudy and Selma’s project aims to develop an Android app to estimate cattle weight using images taken with a phone camera and a regression model. This solution addresses the significant time, labor, and financial costs associated with traditional weighing methods on expansive Western ranches. The app will provide ranchers with quick and easy weight measurements, reducing stress on cattle while enabling frequent, data-informed, decisions for sales contracts, rangeland health, and overall operations.
Accomplishments
Rudy’s
- Scissor lift prototype
- Spectrometer gimbal prototype
- Regression model for predicting female Angus weights
- Report detailing CattleWeight Estimation App
Selma’s
- Developed an Android application for cattle weight estimation called HerdScal
- Assisted in developing the front end of an Android app that carries out OTA updates for Uplink crawlers
- Researched and documented Kotlin to iOS conversion methods for the app
- Wrote a comprehensive report detailing the development of Cattle Weight Estimation app
Meet the Interns
Selma Samet
Software Engineering Intern
Selma, from Tunisia, recently graduated from the University of Wyoming with her Bachelor’s in Computer Science. This fall, she is starting her MS in Computer Science, specializing in AI/Cybersecurity. Outside of work, she often enjoys outdoor activities, cooking, and learning new skills.
Charlsie Rose
Communications Intern
Charlsie is from Lyman, Wyoming. She is entering her final undergrad year at the University of Wyoming. After graduating with a BS in communication, she plans to get her MA. Outside of work, Charlsie enjoys doing anything athletic and binge-watching television shows.
Rudy Nesvik
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Rudy is from Glendo, Wyoming, and has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He will attend law school at Indiana University, focusing on natural resources law. He enjoys working on cars, hunting, fishing, hiking, and other outdoor activities.
Emily Kientzel
Digital Marketing Intern
Emily is from St. Louis, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska. She is entering her third and final year at the University of Wyoming. She will get her Bachelor’s in Marketing and Management with a minor in Leadership. In her free time, Emily enjoys baking, being around friends and family, and unleashing her creativity.
