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====== RoboDolf ======
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The RoboDolf is an electric robot boat designed to conduct acoustic dolphin
research in Belize. Acoustic and visual recording of dolphins is conducted to
study dolphin vocalization gain insights into complex dolphin socialization. A
robotic boat platform that was silent and had minimal visual impact on natural
dolphin behavior was required, and drove the specifications for the RoboDolf. It
was built for Rockeffeller University doing a joint research project with
Hunter. 

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I built it around 700 hours and coded a ROS like subscriber-publisher node
system using the actor framework in LabVIEW. After this project I started using
linux and ROS and haven't looked back :). 

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Check out the following links for more info:

  * RoboDolf Software github repo [[https://github.com/paulsammut/robodolf|link]].
  * Preliminary Design Review doc {{ :robodolf_r1_design_review.pdf |link}}.
  * Field test report {{ :field_test_1_report_sammut_tech_llc_rev1.pdf |link}}.
  * RoboDolf CAD Model [[https://grabcad.com/library/robodolf-1|link]].
  * Video: RoboDolf Drone Boat - Part 1 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkOdjZ9RWzc|link]].
  * Video: RoboDolf Drone Boat - Part 2 - LiFePO4 Battery Box [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOSCVWaQBYw|link]].
  * Video: RoboDolf Drone Boat - Part 3 - Thrusters [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s_78J0kcPs|link]].

Thanks to [[https://www.rockefeller.edu/our-scientists/heads-of-laboratories/860-marcelo-o-magnasco/|Dr.  Marcelo Magnasco]] for making this project happen!