Abstract: Provided is a device for wirelessly controlling robots suitable for competition or educational purposes, the device including: an input module configured to receive commands from a human user interface, the human user interface sending signals indicative of inputs by a user to control a robot; a protocol translator configured to translate the received commands into a protocol to which the robot is responsive; a wireless output module configured to wirelessly transmit the translated commands to the robot such that the robot executes the commands.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2014
Date of Patent:
May 26, 2015
Assignee:
Westlake & Eanes Science & Technology Association
Inventors:
Rachel Gardner, Akshay Prakash, Benjamin Jared Gorr, Eric J. Rothfus