Inspired by the "Addam's Family," Rubie Luo, Evie Bouganim, Khushi Patel, and Meghan Dang created Thing , a robotic hand capable of signing American Sign Language (ASL) letters. Thing is custom designed using a combination of 3D printed parts and the LEGO EV3 Mindstorms kits. Each finger is individually actuated with 3 joints and 1 DOF. The robot operates using 6 motors, a touch sensor, and a gyroscope.
Thing reads input from a file downloaded to the LEGO EV3 brick, filters for profanity, and signs each letter. After all of the words have been signed, the hand will pause, waiting for the heart-shaped cap on the touch sensor to be pressed. Once given a "high five," the robot will "wave" goodbye, and then terminate the program.
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We would like to thank the MTE 100 and 121 teaching teams, especially Professor Nassar, Professor Bedi, and Professor Melek for their continuous support and encouragement.
