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Athena Cao

Personal portfolio

Polygons, clay, pencil.
take the tool away, I still create.

Hi, I’m Athena. I study Computer Science and Economics at the University of Rochester (class of 2027). I build projects where hardware meets software, like an offline AI voice assistant on a Raspberry Pi, and I make stylized 3D characters and animation in Blender.

Brewing ideas

Characters, animation, and whatever I’m trying out in Blender.

A glowing blue and pink ring above a stylized Blender characterMy animations

Experience

Projects & education

Hardware.
Software.
Things that move.

I like projects where code has to meet the physical world, and I’m looking for internships in robotics, embedded systems, and AI.

Offline AI voice assistant

Personal project

Raspberry Pi 5

A complete voice assistant that runs with no internet: speech-to-text, local LLM inference, and text-to-speech all on the device. It’s private by design, so nothing you say leaves the Pi.

Sensor-driven robot car

Personal project

Hardware · embedded C

Built a robot car from a component kit and programmed it to react to its sensors. The fun part was getting the hardware and software to agree.

Burrow: campus tunnel navigation

Fall 2026

Human–Computer Interaction (CSC 211), University of Rochester

A navigation app for Rochester’s underground tunnels, which Google Maps and the official campus map don’t cover. It uses QR codes at junctions, landmark-based directions, and shows bathrooms, amenities, and step-free routes.

Education & skills

Computer Science & Economics · University of Rochester · May 2027

PythonEmbedded CSwift / iOSREST APIsGitRaspberry PiBlender

Connect

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here my contacts.

Internships in robotics, embedded systems, or AI, Blender collaborations, or just to talk about a cool 3D thing. Say hi.