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MIT 2.12 · Mobile robotics

Kitchen Challenge Robot

A competition-winning mobile robot built to retrieve a cooking tray and navigate a simulated home environment.

OwnershipFour-bar lift
SystemMobile robot
ResultCompetition winner
Competition runReady for your 2.12 video
Four-bar liftMechanism image
Robot buildTeam photo or detail

Mechanism meets
autonomy.

I designed and built the mobile platform’s four-bar lift for tray retrieval, then coordinated its integration with autonomous navigation and the robot-arm subteam.

LiftFour-bar mechanism
NavAutonomous mobility
TeamSystem integration