Thordax-Tai: The Stars Climbing Robot

Presenter Information

Inaya Allen-Singleton, Central Washington University

Document Type

Poster

Campus where you would like to present

Ellensburg

Event Website

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source

Start Date

16-5-2021

End Date

22-5-2021

Keywords

Robotics, Technology, Assistance

Abstract

The Thordax-Tai project was made to help people who are older or have a disability that makes it harder to go upstairs. The CDC has said that at least 60% of people over the age of 60 years old will develop arthritis. This disease can hamper a person’s ability to walk upstairs with items. With this information, the project was started. This robot is made from two Lego Mindstorms sets. Lego Mindstorms is a Lego product that is used as an introduction to robotics. I wanted to use this product because it was the best material, I could get my hands on. The original idea for Thordax-Tai was to have a robot go up the stairs. This concept could be evolved later to have additional functions

Recommended Citation

Allen-Singleton, Inaya, "Thordax-Tai: The Stars Climbing Robot" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 13.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CEPS/13

Faculty Mentor(s)

Lad Holden

Department/Program

Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction

Additional Mentoring Department

https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/thordax-tai-the-stars-climbing-robot/