Modular Robotic Arm

The following paper describes the process and results undertaken to create a modular robotic arm system. The intent of the project was to create a low cost modular robotic arms system with features seen in more expensive systems as such a product does not exist on the market today. By following a systems engineering approach, our team was able to develop a modular robotic joint in an attempt to fill this market gap

Noise Pollution Exhibit at the EcoTarium

Our project team designed, developed, and tested an educational interactive display about noise pollution as part of the new City Science exhibit at the EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature. Collaborating with the museum staff, we created a Java application to run on a touch screen computer. After we tested the application and developed it into a working prototype, we made recommendations for further ways to enhance the exhibit. Our results show that the exhibit successfully demonstrated how people’s responses to noise are subjective, and visitors who used the exhibit often engaged each other in dialogue concerning noise pollution