Redesigning an Electric Vehicle charging station by incorporating a modular design

The world is currently trying to adopt a sustainable transformation process to counteract the negative effects of climate change. Part of this sustainability process is the electrification of the transport sector. However, a network of charging solutions is needed to provide the transition to sustainable mobility with the desired power. One of...

Making a Delivery Robot Streetwise Using Expressive Movement

Last-mile delivery robots intended to operate on the sidewalk still require supervision because they are only semi-autonomous. If left to their own devices, they tend to cause undesired interactions. Our project proposes a design philosophy that can reduce the amount and severity of these interactions, improving the overall acceptance of...

Pedestrian Acceptance of Delivery Robots: Appearance, interaction and intelligence design

Technology developments are making it possible to start automating the last-mile of parcel logistics. This raises the question of how these autonomous technologies will interact with humans. The goal of this project is to design a concept of a delivery robot for DHL, that maximizes acceptance by pedestrians. <br/><br/>Literature research and...

Snifftrail: A new way of interacting with your senior dog by using nose work and impulse control training

It is an indoor interior element that increases the quality of interaction between senior dog and the owner and provokes cognitive ability of senior dogs that are losing eyesight. <br/>It consists out of two parts, of which the first one is orientation. This part will create a qualitative interaction between the dog and the owner, and making the...