Mechanical design and fabrication of moving and/or stationary parts for drones and robots.
Avideh Zakhor, Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Applications for Fall 2026 are closed for this project.
In this project we will be designing a hose management system (HMS) for a tracked Rumba robot for the attic. The HMA doles out or retracts a hose mounted on a tracked robot to relieve the robot from having to pull a 50 foot hose. This project involves 3D electro-mechanical design of systems with moving parts and also programming microcontrollers.
We will also be designing boxes, mounts, for multiple other drone and robot projects in the lab.
Role: * Use OnShape to create CAD models for parts.
* Fabricate parts using 3D printing or other methods.
* Test the designed and fabricated parts and verify they work as intended.
* Interface sensors with the microcontrollers or computers on the robot to ensure we capture synchronized data for perception algorithms.
* Test the autonomy algorithms on the robots and drones.
Qualifications: * Must have experience with 3D design and fabrication.
* Experience with servos is a plus.
* Familiarity with interfacing sensors with microcontrollers such as raspbery pi is a plus.
* Must have taken the 3D design and fabrication courses in ME.
* Must have experience with programming microcontrollers.
Hours: 12 or more hours
Related website: https://www-video.eecs.berkeley.edu/papers/shil-dutta/IROS2025_SUBMITTED.pdf
Related website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-fV5oRh1w