The projects for the Robotics Academy are primarily chosen from the following fields: Educational Robotics, Medical Robotics, and Tele-Robotics. Potential projects are found by surveying current research in each field and choosing those projects that the Robotics Academy could contribute the most to. The interests and industry contacts of the Robotics Academy members and advisors are also taken into account when picking a project. A great potential project would enable academy members to work with corporations, hospitals, and/or government agencies in order to get a better idea of how the different organizations function and to directly contribute to meaningful research.

Do you have a project you'd like the Robotics Academy to work on? Please contact us.

For more information about current and past projects, follow the links below to each project's website. The project websites will pop up in a new browser window.

• Robolab For The Blind ('05-'06)
  The goal is to develop a Robolab based system that makes graphical style programming accessible to the blind.
• Robotic Pianist ('05-'06)
  The goal is to develop a robotic hand for testing piano keys.

• Automation of Fruit Fly Larvae Genetic Research ('04-'05)
  Design a system to measure the amount of food eaten by genetically engineered fruit fly larvae to identify genetic influences on obesity and type II diabetes.
• 2-D Fruit Fly Tracking (04' -05)
  We are designing a system that uses a camera and LabView software to capture 2D motion of the fruit fly for analysis.
• Kinetic Sculpture ('03-'04)
  The Kinetic Sculpture is an electro-mechanical sculpture meant to both entertain and stimulate children.
• Spot Finder ('03-'04)
  Team Spot Finder created a team of three robots that will work together to locate a spot of light on the Robotable.
• TeamBots ('03)
  The project goal was to build a team of robots that work together to reach a common goal or target by making decisions based on shared sensor information.
• Robotics Education
  Robotics Education projects by Child Development majors.
• JUMBOt - The Robotics Academy Battle Bot ('02-'03)
  Originally designed to compete on the television show BattleBots® JUMBOt is a mechanical masterpiece.
• The TubeCrawler ('02-'03)
  The Tube Crawler was created as a prototype to an automated colonoscopic robot.
• Robolab for Commercial Microcontroller ('02)
  The goal of this project is to explore the integration of Robolab and the Lego RCX with commercial microcontrollers.

2005/2006 Projects Underway!
The Robotics Academy is kicking off its fourth year with a couple of new projects underway. Tufts University seniors worked over the summer to get a head start on this years challenges.
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Third Annual Race Across Campus!
On Friday, October 14, the Robotics Academy held the third annual Race Across Campus robotic relay race. Four teams built robots as fast as they could to overcome four different challenges.
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