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tamuMake Hardware Hackathon, 2018
tamuMake Hardware Hackathon, 2018
Meet Timi
Meet Timi
This small robot was designed and created for a hardware hackathon that the Texas A&M chapter of IEEE puts on annually. This hackathon was further mentioned on the self-sorting trash can page, as both of these projects were made for the same event, just a year apart.
This was our first ever hackathon, so without an idea of what to do, we came up with a plan to make an educational toy and at the 6th hour we finally knew what we wanted to do and got started on it. I was inspired by the experiences I have had working with children in STEM and how I feel that is't so important to expose kids this type of education when they are young, so they can have a background to develop and learn with
The Concept
The Concept
The concept of Timi was that he would repeat the commands that the children ask him to do and have other sensors that allowed for "emotional" responses when things happen around him to make him feel more personal. His arms were connected to servos and if a child moves his arm up then hits play on his chest, the arm would move in the exact motion. For the demonstration, we were able to move the arms using the numbers on touchpad and when we hit play, it would repeat the same movement. In the bigger picture, this toy was to be controlled with physical movements, button presses and eventually an app that allows for more detailed programming practice. With this project, we won third place out of about 25 teams.
Hardware
Hardware
- Arduino Nano
- controlled all aspects of movement, read sensor outputs and returned matching outputs
- Ultrasonic sensors
- was apart of the idea to make Timi seem a little more personal, so when a hand was waved in front of the body, he would wave and the LED matrix would look like he blinked
- servos
- moved the arms and turned the head
- LED matrix
- was used as an eye and was programmed to blink, look side to side and a few other emotions
- motion sensors
- when something was waved by the side of the head, the eye would look at that side of the head and the head would turn that direction and wave the arm just to add more personal aspects than just a robot
- power supply
Software
Software
- Arduino - C++
- Autodesk Inventor
Other Materials
Other Materials
- 3D modeled and printed body
- golden duct tape
- hot glue
- cardboard
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