MIE.30 – Bubble Health – Designing the Base for a Home Companion Robot
Team Members Heading link
- Mohammed Alzhrani
- Daisy Cueto
- Guadalupe Esquinca
- Christine Lockwood
Project Description Heading link
Born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers were once the largest generation. Today they are quickly requiring additional health and home care assistance resulting in many to be forced into senior care facilities. The goal for this project was to assist Bubble Health in creating a personal companion robot for people 65 and older that want to maintain their independence longer and delay moving to a senior care facility. The team was tasked to design the base of a companion robot that has the capabilities to maneuver over different floor surfaces and overcome small obstacles found in a home. Surfaces can include carpet, hard wood floors, tile and transition strips. With the target market losing their agile ability, it was important that the base of the robot provide a stable drivetrain and chassis that would be able to tackle obstacles that wouldn’t require the user to have to help it maneuver. The team was able to design a base with the capability of maneuvering over common household objects and is in the process of building a prototype.