ESCHER Protective Body Panels
I collaborated with my colleague Sam Blanchard, graduate student Phat Nguyen, and Virginia Tech’s TREC Robotics Lab to create a contoured suit of interlocking protective panels for the ESCHER (Electromechanical Series Compliant Humanoid for Emergency Response) Humanoid Robot. The body panels were designed to promote familiarity and recognition of the robot as an emergency first responder.
Seen below is the pop-up display from SXSW and panel testing on the ESCHER robot.
