Dinobot
"DINOBOT
Camera Eyes: Used to see and take pictures or videos of necessary things and to control the rover remotely. Materials needed are a camera lens and glass.
Antenna: Used to get a radio signal from the control base. It converts the voltage from the transmitter into a radio signal. Materials needed are conductive metal, wire and tubing.
Transmitter: Used to supply an electric current to the antenna's terminals. The antenna radiates the energy from the current as electromagnetic waves (radio waves). It also produces radio waves radiating from the antenna. Materials needed are an electronic oscillator which generates an oscillating carrier wave, a modulator which impresses an information bearing modulation signal on the carrier, and an amplifier which increases the power of the signal.
Solar Panel: Used to supplement the rover’s electricity or provide power at remote locations. It converts sunlight into electrical energy. Materials needed are crystalline silicon.
Battery: Used to convert chemical energy contained within its active materials directly into electric energy by means of an electrochemical oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction. Materials needed are lithium, graphite, cobalt, and manganese.
Wheels: Used to help the rover move around, and allow heavy objects to be moved easily facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines. Materials needed are aluminum.
Infrared sensors: Used to detect paths, and measure infrared radiation in its surrounding environment. Infrared sensors also work with the servo motor to collect rocks. Materials needed are pyroelectric material (a pyroelectric sensor) An infrared filter (that blocks out all other wavelengths of light) A Fresnel lens (which collects light from many angles into a single point).
Hands with servo motors: Used to collect rocks. The hands can pick up the rocks and put them in the vacuum. The servo motor rotates and pushes the parts of a machine with precision. The servo motor works with the infrared sensor. The infrared sensor tells the servo motor with rocks to pick up. Materials needed are a stator core, armature winding and lead wire and the rotor consists of shaft and the rotor core winding.
Vacuum: Used to suck up objects in it which are then transferred to the storage space. There are motion sensors located in the vacuum that detects the movement of objects. This is so that when an object is picked up and put into the vacuum, the vacuum will know when to start sucking up the object when it detects the movement of the object being put in it. Materials needed are a combination of metals and various plastics, and a sensor unit, an embedded computer, and hardware (or the mechanical component).
Storage Space: Used to store rocks and other artifacts. The storage area also has a door to it, and so when an object is sucked up into the storage area, the door will close shut so the objects don't fall out of the area. The door does this by using a motion detector, so the door will know when to close if it detects the motion of the objects in the storage area. Materials needed are metal, and a sensor unit, an embedded computer, and hardware (or the mechanical component).
Ultrasonic sensors: Used to detect objects in front of it. They measure the distance to an object using ultrasonic sound waves. Materials needed are transmitters, receivers, and transducers. In Dinobot, the whole upper body moves so that the rover can easily reach down so the hands can collect the rocks.
What tasks will the robot do?
The robot will be able to pick up rocks and artifacts on the moon, so that it can take them back to the office for research and investigation.
What challenges/opportunities is your robot tackling?
My robot will be tackling lack of exploration by doing more exploring and investigating on the moon. The artifacts on the moon that the rover picks up can be specimens for further research.
What sensors will the robot use to help it carry on its tasks?
The robot will be using ultrasonic sensors, infrared sensors, and motion sensors to help it carry on its tasks.
What decisions will the AI make to help the robot?
The AI will help by telling the robot what rocks or artifacts to pick up on the moon so that the robot will know the right rocks to pick up on the moon to take back to the office.
What actions does the robot do when it makes those decisions?
The robot will follow the AI’s instructions for which rocks to pick up, and the robot will use its radio antenna to see what the AI is telling it, and will detect the rocks and with its arms, it will reach down and pick up the rocks and put them in its storage area.
What is your AI robot's name?
My AI robot’s name is Dinobot, because the rover’s appearance is similar to that of a dinosaurs."