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Jacob Rothfus
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ChapFCS
Robot Control System
Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) match control for up to 4 Robots. Specifically created for FTC matches and robots using android controllers. The controller used a novel protocol for overlaying BLE over WiFi, to ensure that robot driver control was not affected.
My Role(s)Designer, Software and GUI Engineer
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2
Team Size
Research
Patent Pending
RoBox
Low Cost Robot Kit!
Low cost, web programable robot kit created by a team of highschoolers. To make robotic learning accessible to low income students.
My Role(s)Designer, Lead software and GUI Engineer
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8
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Research
In Development
NASA Scouting
FIRST Scouting System
The NASA Scouting system was created to make FIRST FRC competition scouting more robust and easier than ever before. The system uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to transmit scouting data to a central 4G node where it is transmitted to Google's Firebase.
My Role(s)Designer, GUI, DB Engineer
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2
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Research
Patent: 9,043,031
ChapR
Small and Easy to Use Robot Controller
Small, easy to use bluetooth robot controller. Specifically made to communicated with NXT brick.
My Role(s)Tester, Manufacturer
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Level of Responsibility
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15
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