W2 For this week’s in-class assignment, Ken and I used the velostat and the conductive fabric to build a sensor similar… Continue reading “W2”…
Reading Reflection – W1 What is fashion for you? and why are you interested in fashion? I think, for me, fashion stands for an… Continue reading “Reading Reflection – W1”…
Soft Switch – W1 This is my first time sewing and by all means, I find it very challenging. I always get stuck in… Continue reading “Soft Switch – W1”…
Artificial Intelligence for Robotics Govers explains in detail what the OODA Loop stands for in the design of robotics by using a metaphor. “The lower,… Continue reading “Artificial Intelligence for Robotics”…
Research Project Proposal Draft Contextualization “Analysis of the results showed that people significantly prefer soft, warm hugs over hard, cold hugs. Furthermore, users prefer… Continue reading “Research Project Proposal Draft”…
Mobile Platforms: Inspiration to Implementation – Chapter 6: Mechanics This is Roomba, a commercial floor-mopping robot with two universal wheels at the bottom of it, making it possible to… Continue reading “Mobile Platforms: Inspiration to Implementation – Chapter 6: Mechanics”…
Playful robots [part 2] On the top of the robot, we add a platform to hold the breadboard and the attacking mechanism. As for… Continue reading “Playful robots ”…
Playful Robots (Part 1) This week, we upgraded our bug-like robot to a forklift-like one. Now it’s able to detect whether it is within… Continue reading “Playful Robots (Part 1)”…
Hello, Robot! 1. “Finally, we ourselves meld with the robot: prosthetics and implanted chips bring the robot inside us, while robotic architecture… Continue reading “Hello, Robot!”…
Escaping robot In this exercise, we add two light-dependent resistors on each side of the breadboard to simulate the eyes of a bug.… Continue reading “Escaping robot”…