Eustace, Thomas (2024) Boston Dynamics Spot gripper attachment development. [USQ Project]
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Abstract
The Boston Dynamics Spot and its robot arm are a revolutionary development however, it is still not being utilized to its full potential. The problem that was identified, and that this project seeks to solve, is that Spot and its robot arm are limited by its end effecter being a gripper. The goal of this project is to try to increase the Spot robot arms ability to interact with the world. The way this is achieved is through the design and development of an attachment system used by the robot arms gripper. This system was prototyped and refined by testing with a 3D printed replica of the gripper. The use of a 3D printer allowed rapid production of test prints and the attachments themselves. The final design consisted of a base attachment which was then modified to create both an LED and a saw attachment. These attachments were able to successfully prove that this system is a viable option which requires little adjustment to the existing gripper. It is also shown that the attachments can n receive electrical signals and are also easily modified. Due to the time and monetary constraints, the scope of this project is focusing on the development of the attachment. Further development of the system is needed before it would be ready for production, including additional FEA analysis, investigations into real world attachments to determine connector suitability and QR code integration for attachment identification.
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| Item Type: | USQ Project |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Engineering (1 Jan 2022 -) |
| Supervisors: | Low, Tobias |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2025 04:33 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2025 04:33 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Spot robot arm |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/53037 |
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