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 Sponsered by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) during the summer of 2004, I made Gropenator as a research platform whose purpose was to explore inverse kinematics and real-time autonomous behavior of a robotic arm. Outfitted with a custom designed 3-dimensional infrared detector array attached to the gripper and an Atmel microprocessor, Gropenator is able to keep its gripper 2 inches from an object moving within its field of reach.
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 Sponsered by the Machine Intelligence Lab, Gnuman was designed as an evolving humanoid research platform. Gnuman is a three-wheeled autonomous agent capable of roulette and hypotrochoid motion. The foundation comprises a drive mechanism that allows limitless rotation about each wheel's spin and steering axis without the traditional restriction of "wind-up". Founded on a 120 degree tripod configuration, the adaptive drive mechanism enables Gnuman to articulate through openings narrower than its "footprint". The symmetry of the design is such that the "front" of Gnuman is defined as the direction it is traveling.
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Sponsored by the Machine Intelligence Lab and various outside sources, Subjugator was the University of Florida's entry in the 2004 autonomous submarine competition. The concept for the design was based on the 1960's television seriesVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea.