MakerSpace Robot
Posted on Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
| Client | Stephen Gagne, Matthew Jerabek |
| Professor(s) | Asim Butt, Leanne Seaward Dave Lindsay, Laura McHugh |
| Program | Computer Engineering Technology - Computing Science |
| Students | Krishna Biradar,, Scott Czerneda,, Krystan Kornafel,, Vandankumar Patel, , Nick Pratecante, , Dan Rooke |
Project Description:
The objective of the project was to design, construct, and test a robot which would listen and respond to student’s questions about the MakerSpace, using gesture and text-to-speech to communicate.
The goal is to drive interest in and student traffic towards the MakerSpace.
The two main features of the project are: the use of natural language processing to parse intent from questions (allowing the robot to answer multiple phrasings of questions seeking the same answer); and the construction of custom circuitry and associated software to control the Meccano chassis’ servos, allowing the MakerSpace to customize animations to their heart’s content.
An ambitious project, this was the first phase to set the foundation for future project teams to build on. The core design tenet of this phase was modularity: Each aspect of the robot hardware and software can be swapped out, replaced, upgraded and modified.
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