Project Leader: Benned Hedegaard (bhedegaa@u.rochester.edu)
Years active: 2019 - 2020
The Navbot project started in the Fall 2019 semester and aimed to build an autonomous robot to navigate and map indoor spaces by delivering an EKF SLAM implementation using SIFT visual features. Email Benned for more information or see here for their code.
Project Leader: Fran Daszak (fdaszak@u.rochester.edu)
Years active: 2019 - 2021
Handbot├óÔé¼Ôäós goal was to create a to create a robotic hand complete with servo-powered movement, and a glove sensor that can successfully detect the hand position of the user. The team created various finger and hand prototypes, sensor testing, and programming.
Project Leader: Adham Mashaly (amashaly@u.rochester.edu)
UR MATE was an underwater ROV team that aimed to compete in the international MATE competition. Because of COVID, this team was unable to compete but worked on developing an ROV for their external goal of conducting research in nearby bodies of water.
