04 - Rock, Paper, Scissors Robot
Team Members:
Tori Hassmann, Neal Jere, Amelie Nguyen, Anushka Sheth
Background and Problem Statement:
Our project centers around making a robot that simulates the forearm, wrist, and hand motion profile while playing rock, paper, scissors autonomously with a human. The human-robot interaction functions to make something that could keep younger children engaged in an interactive activity, while having further applications in sign language and technology operation. This will introduce the challenge of making our robot appear realistic and functional, without making it as mechanically complex as an actual human hand.
The design process focused on creating the up and down motion of the forearm, moving into a rock, paper, or scissors hand state this is distinguishable. We aimed to create a series of linked mechanism systems that allow for independent articulation of the fingers with minimal actuation.
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