Robotics/Automation

Research

Identifying Manufacturing Variations in Computerized Stitching

Our team worked with New Balance to investigate certain manufacturing processes for New Balance shoes at their Lawrence, MA factory.

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Students posing in front of project poster at Summit

Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley

Push Test Automation

Our team worked to automate a physically taxing process by designing tooling that reduces the manual strain on thumbs and improves the consistency of the quality check.

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Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley

CNC Conformal Coating Machine

A semi-automatic robotic spray-coating machine for simplifying and accelerating Blue Origin’s current in-house PCB rework process.

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Five SCOPE students in front of poster at Summit

Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco

Robotic Manipulation using Tactile Feedback

To help Amazon Robotics' research and development efforts, this year's SCOPE team created a robotic system that utilizes tactile and vision sensors to grasp a ball and throw it to reach a specified target.

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Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco

Improving CT Scanner Alignment During Installation

The 2022-23 GE Healthcare SCOPE team worked to improve CT image quality by creating a tool or process that will allow CT scanner installation technicians to achieve increased alignment precision.

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Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco

The Automated Lift Object System

This year's SCOPE team built off a perception system for remote control of a robot developed by last year’s team resulting in increased manipulation efficiency and reduced onboarding duration and complexity for operators.

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Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco

Amazon Robotics

This year’s SCOPE team created a package manipulation robot, with an integrated perception system, that can be operated remotely. The robot control system can be used to remotely support Amazon associates and improve the ability to complete orders quickly.

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A photo of a robotic fish sitting on white stand

Faculty Lead: David Barrett

Olin Robot Lab

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A photo of a white and yellow plastic robotic fish prototype with wires protrding from its back

Miniature Marine Robots for Collective Behaviors

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Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco

Arthur G. Russell 2020-2021

Characterization and Actuation of Vibratory Testing Platform

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Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco

Amazon Robotics 2020-2021

Advancing Micro-Fulfillment

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A robotics demonstration at Olin College

Working Together: Humans and Robots

Gretchen Rice ’20 believes working beside a robot should be no different than working with a human being. “You can't really implement robots into the world if humans aren’t comfortable interacting with them or humans don't understand them,” Rice says.

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Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco