IMDL EEL-4665 Spring 2012 Final Reports
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Robot |
Creator |
Description |
Final Paper |
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S.A.R.A.H.
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Daniel Collotte |
S.A.R.A.H. (Search and Recovery Autonomous Hovercraft) randomly searches for metal; when she finds metal, her LEDs flash in excitement! |
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LandYachtBot
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Michael Feliciano |
LandYachtBot
sails on land, navigating between GPS waypoints, using only the wind for
propulsion. |
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Batmobot
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Anthony Incardona |
BatmoBot ustilizes a grappling mechanism in order to pull itself vertically. This enables BatmoBot to set up a security camera anywhere. Robin saw the BatmoBot and said, "Holy grappling mechanism Batman!" |
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Pink Pants Stalker
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Steven Settle |
The Pink Pants Stalker can identify and follow anything pink. |
Final Report
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GatorRail
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Eitan Sisso |
GatorRail
is designed to autonomously scan railroad track segments and report back if
there are any substantial cracks on the top surface of the rail. She will do
so using a special sensor array built using dial indicators and membrane
potentiometers. |
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KeyBot Master
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Jenna Stallings |
KeyBot Master
is an autonomous robot that searches a room for missing keys. |
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Guai ShuShu
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Shengkai Kong |
Guai ShuShu will give candy to children if they talk to him. Guai Shu Shu has an arm and is voice activated. |
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MARS
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Tyler Lovelly |
MARS(Mobile Autonomous Robotic Sentry) is an autonomous sentry unit. He patrols his immediate vicinity, searching for human threats using facial detection. MARS then scares away the interloper by targeting and firing upon the possible threat with projectiles. |
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BreakfastBot
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David Box |
BreakfastBot is a cooking robot designed to cook eggs. He uses linear actuators to position the egg solution in a pan, manipulate the spatula, and serve the cooked eggs onto a plate. |
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Wall-E
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Michelle Gilliard |
Wall-E is a cousin of Disney's Wall-E. My Wall-E is capable of finding specific colored trash, collecting the trash, and storing it in his tray. He can also avoid obstacles. Wall-E's brain is a National Instruments sbRIO. |
Final Report
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DriMix 4ics
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Robert Hartwell |
DriMix 4ics The DriMix 4ics (Drink Mixer for Alcoholics) is an automated bar tender. While sitting at the bar, you can use your android phone to place an order. No matter where you are sitting at the bar, the robot will bring your adult beverage right into your hands. Perfect for serving multiple people at a party, or the lone drunk drowning his sorrows in a bottle. |
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BallBot
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Scott Pokorny |
BallBot will find tennis balls in a given location, track their positions, and pick them up. This will be done by use of a stationary camera sending instructions to a mobile platform that will pick up tennis balls. |
Final Report
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BallBot
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Jonathan Krieger |
Zobot is a fully autonomous robot that will play with my cat, Zoey, during the day and prevent her from scratching the bedroom door at night. Zobot is equipped with a cat's biggest obsession, a red laser pointer. To habituate Zoey against scratching, Zobot will locate Zoey when she scratches and spray her with a compressed air duster. |
