Characterizing Wheels for Bubble Health’s Bubble Bot for Maneuverability in a Household Environment

Posted on April 05, 2021

Team Members Heading link

  • Monica Diaz
  • Christopher Kolodziej
  • Cenyu Liang
  • Samantha Ruiz
  • Sakura Vue

Project Description Heading link

The purpose of this project is to improve the wheels’ design of Bubble Health’s home health companion robot, Bubble Bot, in order to give the robot the stability and the mobility to traverse through the household of a typical 65+ year old American while also being aesthetically pleasing. All parameters used were modified parameters of the Temi Robot, and the wheels are to be tested on a modified RC car chassis to simulate Bubble Bot’s load and movements. A constraint on the design was that the wheels had to be located underneath Bubble Bot’s base and had to be able to overcome obstacles of 1½ inches (38mm). After researching the types of wheels currently used for household wheeled robots, the designs are narrowed down to what best suits aiding Bubble Bot’s movements within the household.

See supporting documentation in the team’s Box drive.

Modified on March 31, 2024