Jack of all trades. Master of some.

me holding my brachiating robot like a falconer might hold a bird

Hi! I’m Jeff Blitt.

I’m an enthusiastic maker and recent recipient of a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. I love robotics and mechatronics, rapid prototyping, and creative engineering design.

Featured Projects

 
snowflake earring on ear

Snowflake Earrings

blue circuitboard for bartending robot

BarBot Drink Dispenser

robot doing monkey bars

Geodude Brachiating Robot

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Press

 
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April 3, 2020

The New York Times

How O.C.D. and Hand-Washing and Coronavirus Collide

Jeffrey Blitt, 21, a junior at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was studying abroad in Brisbane, Australia, when he and his fellow students were ordered to return home in March. The logistical complications of having to get from one side of the world back to his family home in New Providence, N.J., distracted him from focusing on any fears of germs.

When he was 11 years old, such fears dominated his thoughts so completely that he was not able to go to school and was sent by his parents to Rogers for residential treatment.

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