Objectives
For this project, we set out to create an H-Bot gantry system that would organize items on a desk.
How we did it
Creating DeskBot required various mechanical, electrical and software design choices.
System Overview
The system has many moving parts. Click to learn more about the overall system.
Mechanical
The major components of DeskBot were mechanical. Click to learn more about the design of the gripper and H-Bot system.
Electrical
Various electrical components were used to move and control the system. Click to learn more about how we used them.
Software and Firmware
How did we control the gantry system and detect and organize different objects. Click to learn more about how we used Arduino, computer vision and python to drive DeskBot.
Evan Lockwood
Evan Lockwood is a Robotics Engineer at the Olin College of Engineering. He worked on the software and mechanical system.
Mateo Macias
Mateo Macias is a Mechanical Engineer at the Olin College of Engineering.
Ben Eisenbraun
Ben Eisenbraun is a Mechanical Engineer at the Olin College of Engineering.
Raiyan Siddique
Raiyan Siddique is an Electrical and Compute Engineer at the Olin College of Engineering. He worked on the electrical and software systems.
Braden Vaccari
Braden Vaccari is a student at Brandeis University. He worked on the mechanical and electrical systems.