Global Emergency Autonomous Response System (GEARS)

The GEARS robot was a team project to build and program a robot that could solve the problem of unsafe and unclear deliverable transportation in natural and man-made disaster areas. As a result, the GEARS robot had a deliverable container inside its frame which it would release upon reaching its destination. It also accounted for language barriers by adding a hand-wave for a universal symbol of friendship. The GEARS included 3 ultrasonic sensors that gave input for obstacle distance from the robot. This input fueled the GEARS coding to navigate the disaster area. This code was written in Python and uploaded to a raspberry pi. It consists of nested loops to optimize turning, avoiding obstacles, and making efficient turns. An IR sensor was also included in the robot to detect fires or overheated areas. I worked on coding, building, testing, and documentation of this robot with the assistance of a team of 3 other engineers.