Fainting Robot

Fainting Robot

  • Years: 2021

    Team: Peter Evhert, Ailey Simpson

    Tutors: T. Schwinn, O. Bucklin, R. Duque, F. Kannenberg, Y. Tahouni

    Examiner: Prof. A. Menges

    Course: Computational Design and Digital Fabrication

    University: University of Stuttgart

    Institutes: Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)

Rooted in biomimetics, this project looks to emulate one of the most useless behaviours seen in the natural world, the Fainting Goat. If the goat detects a sound, it will faint and roll around. The goat will only stand back up once it is woken up by sensing motion nearby.

 

Presentation

 

Prototype

 
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