CASSIE ROBOT

Undergraduate Research Project

During my sophomore year, I was looking for a new challenge that would help to develop myself as an engineer beyond the principles and theories learned in the classroom. I found the CASSIE project within the Dynamic Robotics Laboratory (DRL) at Oregon State and was fortunate enough to get a position in their lab as an undergraduate research assistant.        

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Cassie was initially built with a 16-month, $1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) by the Dynamic Robotics Lab at OSU. Although newer versions of Cassie are being designed, built, and supported by Agility Robotics.

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While working as an undergraduate research assistant the mechanical sub-team was tasked with researching, designing, prototyping, and testing new iterations of Cassie's feet.  

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Contributions:

• Designed and created robotic components through rapid prototyping leveraging additive manufacturing. 

• Analyzed non-linear phenomena of cantilever beams using ANSYS Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

• Recorded impact data using an OptiTrack camera system and optical motion capture software.