Built from scratch: WiFi-extending robot beast (w/ Video)
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 16:01
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org) -- Students at Northeastern University in Boston have designed and built a reconnaissance WiFi-extending robot that can enter hazardous, rugged territory. They built the robot as part of their senior project for Northeasterns Capstone design program. Their descriptive references to the robot as a monster and beast are not that much of an exaggeration. The system is customized for hazardous areas with its onboard webcam and microphone; night vision, pan and tilt; and onboard GPS for location tracking, where network infrastructure is scarce. The system weighs about 150 pounds, is a little more than three feet long and two feet wide. It has carried at least a 200 pound person on its back, said team member Glen Chiacchieri.