https://www.bcastell.com/tags/robotics/ Recent content in Robotics on Brandon Castellano Hugo en-us Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bcastell.com/projects/biopsybot/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bcastell.com/projects/biopsybot/ <img src="https://www.bcastell.com/img/projects/biopsybot/header.jpg" alt="Biopsy Bot in Action" width="100%" /> <h2 id="general-overview">General Overview</h2> <p>A remote-control robot capable of gathering a biological sample in unknown areas, Biopsy Bot was developed as a final project for the 4th year Mechatronic System Design course offered at UWO. The purpose of the project was to develop a robot capable of remotely navigating (with the aid of an on-board wireless camera) an area of unknown, rocky terrain, in order to gather and return a biological sample from a mysterious blob (made of Jello). Furthermore, the robot is required to overcome several obstacles, while having a limited size.</p>