Teleoperation Robot, 2013-2014
Intel ISEF, Third Award - Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
Thousands of humans have lost their lives while trying to protect others in situations such as nuclear waste disposal, biohazard control, and natural disaster reconnaissance. The purpose of this engineering project was to design a wireless teleoperation robot that would act as a second-body avatar for a user.
The robot was designed to copy a user's arm, hand, and head movements. This was achieved via potentiometers, accelerometers, and flex sensors arrayed on a suit worn by the user. To increase immersion, a visual system relayed the robot's camera feed to a head-mounted display, and a haptic system translated touches on the robot's fingers to physical feedback via solenoids on the user's hands. Both systems were wireless and battery powered.
