DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TREE CLIMBING ROBOT

This Project is on the design, construction, and testing of a robot to climb trees and to detect Asian Longhorn Beetle infestation. The primary goal was to design and build a robot that could successfully climb a tree. After researching existing climbing robot designs, a robot prototype was built using concepts from the existing designs. The prototype was then tested to determine the effectiveness of the design. The prototype proved to be partially successful, being capable of gripping a tree and staying on, but could not move. Though not entirely successful, the project identified many important aspects in a tree climbing robot\u27s design

Development and Evaluation of a Simulation Tool for Robotics Education

This IQP is aimed at constructing a virtual robotic simulator and then testing its effectiveness as a learning tool. After researching other simulators, the team developed a simulator called Lua Visual. To determine if Lua Visual could be used as learning tool, the team tested how both high school and college students reacted to the software. The results suggested that simulators like Lua Visual would be very useful for robotics education. Video of the simulator can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG5vG_-0UY