Projects

Below is a list of our current projects available for club members to use.

Robot Name Description Hardware Software Difficulty 1-5
ARDX Electronics Kits We have a number of ARDX electronics kits available for students to play around with. 1
Lego Mindstorm NXT x10 We have a number of Lego Mindstorm NXTs availabe. 1
Magician Chassis x30 This is an Ardunio contolled robot aimed to introduce everyone to constructing, plugging in electronics and programming robots. 2
Raspberry Pi Projects x15 We have a number of Raspberry Pi computers available for projects. 2
Sensor Board All hardware has been done, only programming is needed to join all the sensors. 3
Humanoid The humanoid is a small commercial bipedal robot, software needs to be created to make it move and dance etc. 3
Automated Window Monitoring System Hardware and software needs to be created to automate the opening and closing of a window. 3
Sumo bots Small robots for fighting other robots 3
Humanoid Bipedal Robot This is a bipedal robot which needs programming to walk. 3
Driverless cars These are toy rc cars which have been converted to be made autonomous, using an Arduino and Raspberry Pi. 3
Fruit Keyboard Using a Raspberry Pi and capacitive touch shield, we need some programmers to create an interactive exhibit such as a fruit keyboard using these components. 3
Valiants x10 This is an Ardunio contolled robot (similar to magician chassis) aimed to introduce robotic programming. 3
Granny Gadget All hardware is done, advanced knowledge of coding is needed for GPS control of robot. 4
Pioneer All hardware is done, only programming is needed to allow the robot to solve mazes and act intelligently. 4
Sherbert Lemon Sherbert Lemon is an 3-wheeled omni directional robot, consisting of an Arduino, encoders and ultrasonic sensors. 4
Robotic Arm We have a robotic arm and end effector which needs to be refurbished, this project will involve expertise in both electronics and/or the Robotic Operating System. 5
Interactive Mars Surface This project is aimed to be used as an outreach exhibit where the public can drive a Mars Rover robot around a mars surface. Landmarks on the surface will be planted with a magnetometer, allowing the robot to detect when it reaches an "interesting area" for science. A display will show information regarding the landmark. 5
Mini-Barnes Mars Rover Our 1/4 scale mars rover is undergoing some refurbishment, we need a team of students to wire the new control system and program some control drivers for use with ROS (Robotic Operating System). 5
Rocky This is a 3 wheel drive electric quad bike chassis, this will need the electronics updated and code created for autonomy and remote control. 5

Document Changes

V1.0 - Initial Version - 01/08/2020