CHABOT A Humanoid Robot for Educational and Exhibitional Purposes

Abstract: The CHABOT project entailed the construction of a humanoid robot torso. The robot was to be used in themaster program course TIF160 Humanoid Robotics as a laboratory material to be utilized in student groupprojects. The robot was given the name CHABOT by the customer together with a specified list of functionalrequirements and a request of an aesthetically pleasing exterior.The main goal of the design was to provide an expandable platform that could be altered with additionalfunctions in the future. This was achieved by using a CAN bus for communication and a combination of 3Dprinted parts, metal plates and threaded rods creating the supportive skeletal structure. A USB connectionbetween the robot and a computer, allows students to control the entire structure. A polycarbonate plasticshell was crafted to create an engaging and attractive appearance.The final CHABOT prototype fulfilled the stated goals of being both modular, re-creatable and aestheticallypleasing.