In Progress

**VALE

Guide Robot for Texas A&M University Capstone

Members: Shanley Mullen, Jesse Rosart-Brodnitz, Evan Maraist, Austin Heibel

VALE is an Outdoor guide obot that can lead a user to a building on campus based on Google API Integration.

The system utilizes GPS integration, speech recognition, obstacle avoidance, and a cellular connection.

Hardware required: A raspberry Pi 4B Sick TiM 781 Lidar (a 561 is also acceptable) HW-231 Motor Driver (an appropriate replacement can be utilized as well 2 AMS AS5048 Encoders Two 12V DC motors Nova Hologram and appropriate sim card LIS2MDL magnetometer

VALE Utilizes the S.C.U.T.T.L.E robot base. https://mxet.github.io/SCUTTLE/

A presentation video can be here: https://youtu.be/g2iTKxHrYNU