Inspiration Mars rovers
What Rubble Rover does
- Traverses uneven terrain, smoke-filled corridors, and other dangerous environments to find survivors
- Sends pertinent data to a remote operator to determine whether conditions are safe enough for human rescuers
How we built Rubble Rover
- 3D-printed body, tank tread and gears for stability
- ESP32 eye and sensors send real-time footage to responders through a firebase database read by a React website
- Website displays sensor data, such as gas levels and acceleration, to report current predictions
Challenges we ran into
- Overestimated key dimensions for separate components
- Long print times due to extensive use of 3D-printed components and laser-cut parts
- Printing chain links in large groups removed necessary flexibility aspect
- Printing individual chain links and removing their supports was highly time-consuming
Accomplishments that we are proud of
- Three out of four of our group members' first hardware hackathon
- Diverse group of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science majors
- Has the potential to help individuals in danger during a natural disaster, as rescue efforts must account for the safety of the rescue crews and the lives of the survivors
What we learned
- Integrating the ESP with our mechanical assembly
- Identifying and correcting syntax errors.
Next steps
- Add more wheels to provide even more contact with the ground
- Add additional sensors to expand the abilities of Rubble Rover
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