This year, for the first time we did open ended final projects in ES450 Intro to Robotics. There were lots of really creative entries, but this was one of the most original. The robot handshake:
Mids Warren and Smith
The robot uses a camera system to identify skin tones in the image. It computes the center and orientation of that group of pixels in space to try to estimate where it should move to meet your hand. The only problem? The grip is just a little too firm.
A blog about one of the most popular majors at USNA.
Subscribe To Our RSS Feed
Posts
Posts
Don't know what RSS is? Subscribe via email (due to spam filter, use a non-usna account)
Who Are We?
- Systems Engineering
- www.usna.edu/WSE We use knowledge of mechanical, electrical and computer engineering to make machines "smart"! We offer courses in Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Feedback Control Systems, Computer Vision, Sensors and Computer Systems. We are one of the most popular majors at the US Naval Academy.