Themed Entertainment Mechatronics
Discipline: Interdisciplinary
Advisor: Dr. Joon-Hyuk Park, Dr. Richard Leinecker, and Dr. Kurt Stresau
An animated robotic figure capable of moving through a crowd, speaking to guests and reacting to its environment. It can perform a wide variety of animations, selected by a performer in real-time. The performer can speak to guests as the figure’s character through the use of two-way audio. Comprised of a wheeled base, a rotating torso, two articulated arms, a neck capable of tilting in multiple directions, a head with moving eyebrows and two LED matrix panel eyes.
https://www.cecs.ucf.edu/SeniorDesignShowcase/team/themed-entertainment-mechatronics/