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of the joints with a grip or a tool will hold the load within a particular range and will move

according to signals fed to the control system for each of the individual joint’s actuator. A
proper synchronization of all these joints will move a load from one point to another. The

control signals given to each of the actuator should be precise in comparison to the signals
fed to the actuators of other joints. Apart from that, exoskeletons robot consists of a peculiar

type of robot mechanism, whereby each joint of the manipulator control system corresponds

with that of a human arm or leg. The motion of the human joint generates a control signal
that moves the corresponding manipulator accordingly. The joints are connected to the

drives that are again connected to the tools that performs the needed job [1].
An autonomous robot, just like humans, has the ability to make their own decisions,

and then performs an action accordingly. A truly autonomous robot is one that can perceive
its environment, make decisions based on what it perceives and/or has been programmed to

recognize and then actuate a movement or manipulation within that environment.

The Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU ROBOCON) is an Asian-Oceanian College
Robotic Competition, founded in 2002 by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. In the

competition, multiple robots compete to complete a task within a set period of time. The

contest aims to create friendship among young people with similar interests who will then
lead their countries in the 21st century, as well as helping in the advancement of Robotics

Culture in the region. The event is broadcasted in many countries through ABU member
broadcasters. Each year the competition has a different problem statement to tackle, but

generally speaking, two or more robots must be used to complete the tasks. One of the robot
is manually controlled while the other is automatic. This year’s theme is GREAT URTUU

which promotes the idea of sharing the knowledge.

1.1 Aim and Objectives

The aim of this report is to design and develop robots for ROBOCON 2019. To

achieve this aim, the following objectives need to be fulfilled:
a) To develop electronic and electrical system, circuitry and programming using

Arduino board for the manual and autonomous robots.

b) To design and develop a mechanical structure of the manual robot and autonomous
robots for ROBOCON 2019 competition.

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