We have been working on balancing a robot on top of a ball, similar to what BB8 accomplishes. We used a robot balancing on top of the ball instead of inside it. This is work in progress.
Category: Research
LEGO Pictorial Scales for Assessing Affective Response
We have just published a nice study in which we developed and tested Emotion Rating Figurines (ERF) that allows you to assess emotional responses. The figurines are base on LEGO Minifigures. We developed a questionnaire sheet and also a physical model.
Why does innovation fail in academia?
The IFIA World Congress and Innovation Conference in Stockholm invited me to give a speech on why innovations fail in academia. I gave this speech on August 25th, 2015. I hope you enjoy my presentation.
Prime News and New Zealand Herald report on our LEGO Robot
Today Prime News, a national New Zealand TV show, reported on our LEGO Fireman Robot. The New Zealand Herald also covered the story in more depth.
The Robot Engine Used For A LEGO Arduino Robot
We build a new LEGO robot based on the popular LEGO flash lights. We use custom made 3D printed parts to put small servo motors into its head, chest, arms and legs. The robot has six degrees of freedom. In addition we embedded a camera, microphone and speakers into the robot. The robot is controlled through an Arduino micro-controller. We used The Robot Engine to create animations for the robot and to design interactions with users. The paper will be presented at the Ro-Man2015 conference in Kobe.
Here are some useful resources for you if you intend to build a similar robot:
- 3D files for the custom parts
- Building instructions for the robot
- Tutorial for the software setup
- Tutorial extension for the software setup
- The Robot Engine software
The credit for this robot go to:
- Shogo Nishiguchi
- Guillaume Vandenbor
- Marius Soucy
- Kevin Fleuret
- Eduardo B. Sandoval