Scorpius Robotics Robotic Arm
Faculty Mentor Name
Iacopo Gentilini, Rick Magnum
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
Firefighters are tasked with dangerous searchand- rescue missions into hazardous situations that endanger their lives. Scorpius Robotics has recognized this problem and designed a robot that can help in search related efforts, possibly preventing firefighters an unnecessary trip into a burning building. Scorpius Robotics is a Mechanical Engineering Capstone team made up of six undergraduate engineering students. They have proposed a multi-jointed “tail” equipped with a FLIR Lepton thermal camera and thermal sensors that can identify hotspots. The tail will be mechanically connected to a hexapod body for transport through the hazardous areas. Images will then be transmitted to an external viewing station for technical observation by a firefighter. The tail has three joints with a total of seven degrees of freedom. The degrees of freedom allow for a manipulation redundancy which will be beneficial in the case of motor failure. The tail is also capable of grasping lightweight objects. In order to fully demonstrate the dexterity of the tail, Scorpius Robotics is taking the robot to a competition at the 2017 Robogames. The tail will be capable of drawing the Scorpius Robotics logo in a painting competition.
Eagle Prize Awards
Location
AC1-ATRIUM
Start Date
3-31-2017 11:00 AM
End Date
3-31-2017 3:00 PM
Scorpius Robotics Robotic Arm
AC1-ATRIUM
Firefighters are tasked with dangerous searchand- rescue missions into hazardous situations that endanger their lives. Scorpius Robotics has recognized this problem and designed a robot that can help in search related efforts, possibly preventing firefighters an unnecessary trip into a burning building. Scorpius Robotics is a Mechanical Engineering Capstone team made up of six undergraduate engineering students. They have proposed a multi-jointed “tail” equipped with a FLIR Lepton thermal camera and thermal sensors that can identify hotspots. The tail will be mechanically connected to a hexapod body for transport through the hazardous areas. Images will then be transmitted to an external viewing station for technical observation by a firefighter. The tail has three joints with a total of seven degrees of freedom. The degrees of freedom allow for a manipulation redundancy which will be beneficial in the case of motor failure. The tail is also capable of grasping lightweight objects. In order to fully demonstrate the dexterity of the tail, Scorpius Robotics is taking the robot to a competition at the 2017 Robogames. The tail will be capable of drawing the Scorpius Robotics logo in a painting competition.
Eagle Prize Awards