Form and Materials
Robot base
Robot frame
Material
- iRobot Create
- Lenovo N22 80S6
- iPad3
- Aluminum profiles
- Wood pieces
- Logitech joystick
- Paper for body
Design Iterations
Version 1
This version was our very first prototype which can be divided into mainly three parts: the interaction screen, the frame and the robot base. The interactive program contained calling, messaging and social media as three main functions. The base was teleoperate through a wire connection with the laptop. The frame had no covering. And no voice interaction was included.
As the iterative design process going on, we found that the interaction contents and methods should be modified. For the interactive program, elderly people highly value the sense of being in presence when they communicate with others, but due to some reasons, they cannot often easily meet others. Therefore in this version, we highly valued the video interaction function and include video message. Also we found that the reminder function is essential to elderly people; therefore we add the reminder function.
As for the base, we make the wire control into wireless control so that we can control the robot more smoothly.
As for the body, we add the covering so that make CuraBot look nicer.
