TigerBot Rochester Institute of Technology
Group Members Eric Walkama Mechanical Engineer John Seybold Computer Engineer Michael Thomas Electrical Engineer Jeremy Jensen Mechanical Engineer Matthew DeCapua Electrical Engineer Jonathan Cormier Computer Engineer Kyle Backer Electrical Engineer
Commercial Humanoid Robots RoboNova Cost: $1300 Height: 12” Darwin Cost: $12,000 Height: 17.9” TigerBot Cost: $2,300 Height: 31”
Functionality 22 Degrees of Freedom Autonomous Control Object Avoidance Voice Control Balancing Walking
Mechanical Design Custom and Commercial Brackets Custom Body Custom Links Custom Hip Joint Mechanical Design
Electrical Design Accelerometer and Gyroscope Infrared and Ultrasonic Sensors Voice Recognition Module Video Camera Vision Custom Power PCB PCB Layout Roboard 110 w/ lUbuntu and ROS Lynxmotion SSC 32 Ultrasonic Maxsonar EZ0 6-axis IMU Sharp Infrared Sensor EasyVR Speech Recognition
Computer Design Onboard Computer Balancing Algorithms Walking Algorithms Basic Motion
Conclusion Platform for future work Improve walking algorithm