Robotic Alarm Clock (P-0167) (MFN 3102)

Abstract

The following report details the research and development of a Robotic Alarm Clock. Robotics is an inspirational field. It generally gives you the sense of giving birth to an invention by pouring in your talents and skills, giving a tangible result. The previously designed robots gave a shot in arm to our spirit; resulting in decision to design the ‘Obstacle Avoidance Robot’, since no such design is easily available in the market yet. Proposed in this report is a system that is designed to move randomly and avoid the obstacles encountered during its random motion. The Obstacle Avoidance Robot which is basically designed to detect the obstacles which are present along the path of the robot’s motion. The sensors detect these obstacles and guide the robot to avoid collision, and choose a wise path. Some of the major challenges that are encountered while designing an obstacle avoidance robot are related to the selection of the sensors, as the sensors should be sharp enough to detect an obstacle from a certain distance but not excessively sensitive that it starts to detect the hurdles from far away (not even in its path of motion) and starts rotating on its own axis. It is a smart machine, as the robot has to sense obstacles and make the decision of motion and move accordingly. The obstacle avoidance robot is self driven with the help of a chargeable battery which is provided with the robot assembly. The total weight of robot is kept as minimum as possible. An alarm clock is then used as a trigger to the robot. Problems and possible improvements will also be presented. A working system will also be demonstrated, thus validating the design.