Projects:2014S1-47 Robotic Arm for Trash Collecting Robot
Another group this year will be working on an autonomous trash collecting robot. The focus of that group will be on
the artificial intelligence and sensing aspects of the problem. A robotic platform already exists but the system will
need a robotic arm to pick up and items and place them in a bin.
Commercial arms are available, but a quick survey of what's available reveals that they are too small, not strong
enough or too expensive. The objective of this project is to either develop a custom arm for the purpose or to find a
commercial off-the-shelf arm and adapt it for the purpose, then to develop an interface for the trash collecting robot
to be agreed with the other group.
The arm may be used for other purposes including, for example, playing games or providing demonstrations at
University Open Days and exhibitions and a secondary objective is to develop an engaging demonstration of its
capabilities.
Contents
Introduction
Project Information
Project Plan
Milestones
Personnel
Team Members
- Mr Junyu GUO
- Mr Salih Al Rashid
Supervisors
- Dr Braden Phillips
- Prof Michael Liebelt
