Explore exciting thesis topics related to social robotics, education, and human-robot interaction:
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Local LM Integration & Behaviour Expansion
- Deploy lightweight language models for on-device interaction.
- Extend robot behaviours with human-in-the-loop contextual responses.
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RSC-XR: Game Engine-Based Study Companions
- Prospect opportunities and solutions for virtual study companions.
- Develop a literature-backed game engine-based virtual study companion.
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RSC’s Digital Twin: A Virtual Copy of the RSC
- Prospect opportunities and solutions for virtual study companions.
- Develop a literature-backed game engine-based virtual RSC.
- Virtual vs. Physical presence of the robot: Which is better?
- Simulate and expand on the multimodal behaviour of the robot.
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Brains of the RSC: Inferencing LLMs on Low-Compute Devices
- Survey frameworks employing state-of-the-art language models on computationally limited silicon.
- Evaluate language models and compile results.
- Integrate with RSC and document findings.
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Speaking, Listening RSC: TTS and STT Solutions
- Survey state-of-the-art open-source Text-To-Speech and Speech-To-Text models.
- Give the RSC a voice and evaluate student feedback.
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Learn About How You Learn: Study Monitoring Web Interface
- Explore open student study monitoring frameworks.
- Integrate with RSC and evaluate.
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Academic Emotion Recognition with the RSC
- Literature review: Affect recognition using various sensor modalities.
- Integrate and evaluate affective state recognition solutions with the RSC hardware.
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Your Social Robot Study Companion as an IoT Gateway
- Explore IoT home automation frameworks with social robots.
- Integrate and evaluate a home automation framework on the RSC.
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Build the RSC Human-Robot Multimodal Interaction
- Explore and integrate interaction solutions.
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Explore and Implement Cybersecurity Measures
- Pen-test and threat modeling assessment for the RSC.
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RSC Gets a HAT: Comprehensive PCB Design
- Available audio HATs fall short of active support.
- Integrate peripherals and devices to connect to a single HAT circuit board.
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Materials for Social Robots
- Investigate sustainable, tactile, and user-friendly materials.
- Balance durability, cost, and emotional/UX impact.
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Open-Source Multi-Chemistry BMS for Tiny Social Robots (BSc/MSc)
- Survey emerging sodium-ion battery technology and BMS requirements for small-form-factor devices.
- Design and implement an open-source, multi-chemistry Battery Management System supporting Na-ion, LiFePO4, and Li-ion 18650 cells.
- Integrate with RSC v5 carrier board and evaluate thermal/safety characteristics.
- Target OSHWA certification and publish reference design for the maker/robotics community.
- Read more in the thesis topic outline here (link)
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