We based our research project on the earthquake in Haiti. We wanted to find a way to find a way to transport resources such as water and first aid supplies easily and efficiently in Haiti.
We decided to build a robot to do such a task. The robot has room to hold a water bottle and a box of first aid supplies. It has a camera mounted in the front to take pictures and help in the effort to find survivors. It is remote controlled and easily maneuverable.
It has a pair of treads instead of wheels to drive over the Haitian landscape easily. The final robot will be bigger, to hold more supplies, more durable, and be water proof. We want to have a lot of the robots made and sent to Haiti to help with the rescue efforts. We hope our efforts will help the Haitian community in its time of need.
With This project, along with the rest of our efforts in the FIRST LEGO League Competition, we took First place at our qualifying competition this year held at Grady Elementary School on January 30, 2010. We hope to share our project with more of the Haitian Community and hope the best for them in the months of recovery. Our project is in the spirit of FIRST and to give back to those in need.
We hope that we can win the our next competition on February 27 at Duchess Community College and represent our community in Taiwan for the FIRST LEGO League International open.
