WPI ME3902 Project-Based Engineering Experimentation, Aug 2021 – Oct 2022

The objective of this project was to implement the design process to develop and prototype an Arduino-controlled device that utilizes control motors, various sensors, and measurement concepts of various loads or strains.

For my Open-Ended solo project, I developed an autonomous robot that detects spills on the floor and cautions its surroundings. Once activated, the robot drives around avoiding obstacles and walls, and when the robot detects a spill it places a miniature wet floor sign on the ground. The robot is a proof of concept for a space where spills are common but need to be professionally and carefully cleaned by a human. Places such as a hospital or laboratory setting where spills can be dangerous or deadly. 

At the end of the course, all open-ended projects from students in the course were voted for “best project”. My little wet floor robot won second place!