Grants for food-automation?
I am working with a group from one of my university's robotics labs on an automated cooking apparatus. Though all of us are from the lab, it is a personal project that is not associated with the university.
The goal is to do several things autonomously:
- Tracking Heat vs. Time curves to optimize cooking
- Spotting and tracking food objects in a pan via computer vision
- Complex Manipulator for autonomous flipping and food removal
- First milestone is autonomously cook seared tuna
The idea is that this would be a system that could integrate directly into your kitchen without needing special equipment.
Does anybody know of solid grants to pursue for funding this project?
Posted Sep 8, 2014, 6:26 PM UTC
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That looks cool, how does an undergrad student get involved with this sort of automation research?
You want a background in one or all of 1. Electrical Engineering 2. Mechanical Engineering 3. Software
Of those three I think EE is the hardest to learn on your own, followed by ME. Find a robotics lab on campus and see if you can get involved. Or find a club.
Most of the skills you'll have to learn on your own, since you will not learn much about this sort of thing in classes.
Are you referring to Computer Science?
I'm referring to a good grasp of software implementation. That doesn't necessarily mean majoring in CS, but probably involves taking CS classes.