The Floppa
" What tasks will the robot do?
- The robot will gather and collect rocks found on the moon while sending information to Earth.
What challenges/opportunities is your robot tackling?
- The challenges of collecting materials from the moon without any assistance from human operators.
What sensors will the robot use to help it carry on its tasks?
- The ultrasonic and infrared sensors.
What decisions will the AI make to help the robot?
- What material needs to be collected and taken back for further research and what obstacles must be avoided.
What actions does the robot do when it makes those decisions?
- When the robot makes these decisions, it will act them out. For example, if the robot sees a precious rock that needs to be collected and transported back to the home base, it will use the claw to pick it up and store it in the container and head back to the home base when done.
Features:
- Drill - The drill can dig through solid rocks in the area and open large rocks to inspect the insides.
- Claw/Shovel - This tool allows you to grab and shovel things in your path and place them into the rock container for transport.
- Rock Container - Holds rocks and other objects placed inside by the Claw/Shovel.
- Camera - The camera will record and send footage to earth. It has high-level visual observations and can survey the surrounding terrain to assist movement. It is also able to turn 360°.
- Solar Panels - Solar panels are a source of energy for the rover. It is connected to a large rechargeable battery.
- Battery - Stores a high amount of energy to use when solar panels are not accessible (e.g. dark places on the moon. It is also rechargeable.
- Rear Camera - Immobile camera on the rear side. (See: Camera)
- Satellite - The satellite will capture and send signals to earth and vice versa. It can convey data collected by the camera to Earth and receive commands from Earth
- Titanium Mesh Wheel - Strong titanium wheels for the lunar rover to operate on.
- Air Analysis - The air analysis machine will monitor UV radiation levels, atmospheric pressure, and air conditions
- Ultrasonic Sensor - The ultrasonic sensor measures the distance of a target object by emitting ultrasonic sound waves so the lunar rover can make better movement decisions.
- Infrared Sensors - The infrared sensors detect surrounding objects and obstacles, telling the lunar rover whether it is of need and needs to be collected or something that should be avoided.
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