Hello from Chile: interaction design, robotics and creative technology

[eeminionn]

Introduce yourself

Hi everyone! I am Emilio Abarca (eeminionn), an Interaction Design student at Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) in Chile. I build across software and the physical world: robots, connected devices, fabricated interfaces, educational tools and audiovisual experiments.

Important context: the projects I mention are at different stages of development. Many are prototypes, experiments, workshop documentation or student work, not finished products.

I founded EIRI UDD, an interdisciplinary robotics and innovation team, and I mentor robotics and STEAM learning experiences at Fundacion Mustakis. Ask me about physical computing, Arduino/ESP projects, digital fabrication or turning an unusual idea into a working experiment.

Links (optional)

https://github.com/eeminionn
https://www.emilioabarca.com

Where are you in your GitHub journey?

Maintaining a project or repo owner

And where are you going next on GitHub?

My next step is to contribute more useful fixes to open-source projects, improve the documentation and accessibility of my public prototypes, and learn from people working across design, engineering and education.

What technical skills or projects are you working on?

I am working on embedded systems, robotics, physical interfaces, creative coding, CNC workflows, 3D scanning, computer-vision experiments and programming education. My repositories include firmware, workshop guides, fabrication logs, interactive prototypes and design documentation.

Got a question for us? (optional)

What helps interdisciplinary makers become useful and consistent contributors to open-source communities?

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[eeminionn]

Hello maintainers. My first attempt (#202871) was submitted through the API and was automatically closed because it did not use the required UI template. I then resubmitted this discussion through the official UI and template, but the duplicate-introduction rule counted the already-closed attempt.

I have updated this post so it is a broad personal introduction rather than a promotion for one project. Could a maintainer please review and reopen this discussion, or advise me on the approved way to keep one valid introduction? I will not create another introduction. Thank you for your time.