Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics
and Robot Showcase

FCRAR 2006, Miami, Florida, May 25-26, 2006 Robot Projects

TMSAR: Terrain-Mapping Scouting Autonomous Robot
Joaquin Prendes, Hong Soong, Javier Prado, and Victor Fernandez
Florida International University, Miami

A Three-Degree-of-Freedom Platform via Spherical Slider-Cranks
Craig Lusk¹, and Larry L. Howell^2
1University of South Florida, Tampa, ²Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Clyon, Sprainy and Cerberus Humanoid Robots, FIU, Miami

Development of a Walking Biped
Narciso Gomez, and Sabri Tosunoglu
Florida International University, Miami


Team Modju-Bot, FIT, Melbourne
Modju-Bot: Extensible Robotic Platform
Jason Schuler, Christine St. Germain, Jamie Toon, Duc Pham, Caleb Slavens, David Wickers, A. J. Nick, Elizabeth Diaz, Oliver Zimmerman, and Bryan Jenks
Florida Tech, Melbourne


Modju-Bot, FIT, Melbourne


TJPRO, Mekatronix, Gainesville

TJPRO Mobile Platform
Scott Jantz, and Keith Doty
Mekatronix Inc., Gainesville

Applications of Robotics Devices to Increase the Independence of Individuals with Disabilities
Stephen Sundarrao, Redwan Alqasemi, and Rajiv Dubey
University of South Florida, Tampa

Cerberus, FIU, Miami
Cerberus Humanoid Robot
Mehmet Ismet Can Dede, Salim Nasser, Shusheng Ye, and Sabri Tosunoglu
Florida International University, Miami

Demo of Robotics Applications of Random Event Generators
Nelson Abreu¹, and John Valentino^2
1Florida International University, Miami, ²Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Parallel Mechanism Robot Golfer: Design and Analysis
Joe Sutherland, and Gloria Wiens
University of Florida, Gainesville

Registration for Image-Guided Robotic Surgery
Alon Mozes, Louis Arata, and Weizhao Zhao
University of Miami


Clyon Humanoid Robot, FIU, Miami
Clyon Biped Robot
Andre Senior, and Sabri Tosunoglu
Florida International University, Miami



Modular Crawler and Walker, FIU, Miami
Modular All-Terrain Autonomous Robot in Crawling and Walking Modes
Carlos Santos-Merinos, Jorge Blanch, and Sabri Tosunoglu
Florida International University, Miami


NewBot, Mekatronix, Gainesville

NewBot Security Platform
Scott Jantz, and Keith Doty
Mekatronix Inc., Gainesville



Aircraft Prototype, FIU, Miami

Aircraft Health Monitoring System
Carlos Velez, Thierry Pamphile, Kimberly Bickraj, and Ibrahim Tansel
Florida International University, Miami



Mobile Platform UGV, FIU, Miami
UGV: Adjustable-Height Mobile Platform
Daniel Matus, Anthony Jackson, Sophia Scipio, and Sabri Tosunoglu
Florida International University, Miami