17/05/2019
Meeting with Prof Domenico
Meeting agenda:
- Discuss with Prof Domenico on our project idea
- Read up on articles related to plausible project
Tasks accomplished:
- Decided on bimodal telepresence robot instead of gestured controlled robot
We started off discussing with the prof about our initial idea which is a virtual telepresence robot with VR headset connected to it. However, our conclusion was that in the context of the application for disaster relief, it was not necessary to have a VR headset because it appears to be excessive.
Prof Domenico led us around his lab and introduced some of his projects and prototypes in his lab telling us that we can use whichever parts we need for our project. We had a brief idea of his area of interests in robotics and he gave us some of his opinions on possible projects.
We wanted a purpose for our robot and what came to mind was a disaster-relief robot. After an hour of deliberation, we found binaural recording in robots a novel concept to touch on. This became the basis of our project.
All four of us went overseas from 18 – 28 May and we had a great getaway before intensely working on our project in June again.
Here are some pictures of us being really happy during our trip before getting back to the grind again! ✨
