About

Hi, my name is Wesley Muthemba. I hold a Master’s in Technology Innovation and a Bachelor’s in Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) both from the University of Washington (UW).

Media Coverage

An Inside Q&A with the Team Behind an Augmented Reality Surgical Training System

AR-Tho is one of seven launch projects being developed by the class of ’21. We sat down and talked to Ross Todrzak, Shannon Truong, Wesley Muthemba, and Yue Yu about how they are designing, building, and launching their project, which uses Augmented Reality to improve medical training.

Why the shift to online means the gaming industry needs to offer a great experience to all players

One recent idea comes from the University of Washington’s Global Innovation Exchange (GIX). The team at GIX created Tempr, a hardware, software and cloud device that notifies a gamer of potentially toxic behavior and can halt a game if the behavior is repeated.

The gaming industry’s ‘duty of care’ in keeping players safe

But there’s also decentralized technology coming out all the time, he adds, pointing to Tempr, a tool developed by the Global Innovation Exchange at the University of Washington, which can be attached to a TV or monitor. It listens for things like hate speech and bad behavior, and will actually terminate gaming sessions.

Team HydroFarm Wins 2021 GIX Innovation Competition

Congratulations to Team HydroFarm for winning the 2021 GIX Innovation Competition…The winning team, which includes MSTI students Guanting Li, Wesley Muthemba, and Germaine Ng…The team’s solution aims to reduce water waste, lower farming costs, and increase peace of mind for farmers and growers.

The Trend in ENGINEERING, Spring 2018 Edition

Muthemba is one of approximately 30 students who have helped shape Project EMAR through independent studies and directed research groups.

UW College of Engineering News

“Today’s teens will likely be the first generation to spend a lifetime interacting with robots,” explains HCDE junior Wesley Muthemba, who has been involved with the EMAR project since Autumn 2017.