MassRobotics introduced the winners of its third Type & Perform College Robotics Problem. Fifteen groups from across the globe showcased their robotics and automation initiatives, competing for money prizes. The concept of this problem is to create a robotic that appears good (Type) and works (Perform).
Parts and software program had been donated to the groups by our sponsors: Altium, AMD, Analog Units, Autodesk, Copley Controls, Danfoss, FESTO, Harmonic Drive, Igus, Lattice Semiconductor,Maxon, Mitsubishi Electrical, Novanta, serving to the scholar groups make the most of the newest choices within the trade. A panel of judges from the robotics trade chosen the Transformative Robotics Lab Northeastern College crew with their Smooth Robotic Arm Screwdriver that spun and safely scrubbed plates as this yr’s first prize winner.
As a primary in Type and Perform historical past, Second prize and Viewers selection had been each awarded to the identical crew, College of Waterloo Gripper for First Responders. This crew had a singular gripper and arm that might assess victims in an emergency state of affairs.
Third prize was awarded to the returning Warmth Robotics College of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Wildfire Containment crew with their continued growth and enhancements to their strategy to combating and stopping wildfires.
The competitors was intense this yr and the Judges felt compelled to present an honorable point out to the Kurtz Robotics Boston College Automated Develop Mattress crew for its robotic that may decide tomatoes in a scalable price efficient method.
All the groups showcased progressive and budding options that impressed attendees. College students reported that corporations had been already providing jobs and even providing to work with them on their resolution. The expertise of interacting and networking with trade professionals was priceless to researchers who typically don’t get their work seen exterior of their campus or labs.
