Box 8
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Continuum robot arm pieces, ca. 2008-2014
Item — Box: 8, Object: 2-4
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The materials in this series are products of Atkeson’s research in soft robotics. The soft robot arm and continuum robot arm were developed with the hope of improving human-robot interaction, as a softer robot would pose less of a safety risk to a human being it was programmed to assist. Both the soft arm and continuum robot arm were part of the thesis work done by Siddharth Sanan, one of Atkeson's students. The soft robot arm is of particular note, since it served as the inspiration for the...
Dates:
ca. 2008-2014
Inflatable robot arm piece, ca. 2010
Item — Box: 8, Object: 5
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The materials in this series are products of Atkeson’s research in soft robotics. The soft robot arm and continuum robot arm were developed with the hope of improving human-robot interaction, as a softer robot would pose less of a safety risk to a human being it was programmed to assist. Both the soft arm and continuum robot arm were part of the thesis work done by Siddharth Sanan, one of Atkeson's students. The soft robot arm is of particular note, since it served as the inspiration for the...
Dates:
ca. 2010
Baymax action figure with removable armor, 2014
Item — Box: 8, Object: 1
Identifier: Sub-series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries contains various toys collected by Christopher Atkeson. Some of the toys are official merchandise from different media, including the Baymax toys from Big Hero 6. Also included here are several types of movement toys, which demonstrate how different joints can operate. Atkeson often uses pop culture to demonstrate the role of robotics in the everyday world and help students of all ages connect to different topics. The movement toys are examples of...
Dates:
2014