About Us:
The IKROBO© is an acronym for ‘I Care Robo’ a flexible multifunctional battery based wheelchair that helps assist the physically handicapped people to do many of their normal daily activities without much assistance from their caregivers.
The IKROBO© provides a cost effective solution to individuals at home as well as patients in the hospitals. We are a small team of highly knowledgeable researchers, skilled designers, and enthusiasts who have come together to make this remarkable contribution for the benefit of society. The team consists of the following people:
Faculty:
Rao Gorantla
Professor, Electronics Faculty (Project coordinator): Overall concept design, project scheduling, funding and partnerships, industrial liaising, website & promotions and recruitment & procumbent.Email: rao.gorantla@durhamcollege.ca
Pravin Patel
Professor, Electronics Faculty (Electronics coordinator): Resources, equipment, testing, and student placement projects.Email: pravin.patel@durhamcollege.ca
Chris Daniel
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Faculty : Mechanical structures design, safety, CAD designs, alterations & assembly, testing, project integration via objectives with the Mechanical Engineering Technology program outcomes, liaising with Biomedical Coordinator and Electronics Coordinator.Email: chris.daniel@durhamcollege.ca
Sandra Kudla
Professor, Biomedical Engineering Faculty : Biomedical gadget designs, safety, pathological signal processing and building circuits, alterations & assembly, testing, integrating the project objectives with the Biomedical Engineering Technology program outcomes, liaising with Mechanical Coordinator and Electronics Coordinator.Email: sandra.kudla@durhamcollege.ca
Philip Jarvis
Professor, Electronics Faculty : Electrical and electronics gadget designs, safety, command &control coding, alterations & assembly, internet interfacing, testing, integrating the project objectives with the Electronics Engineering and Technology program outcomes, liaising with Mechanical Coordinator and Biomedical Coordinator.Email: philip.jarvis@durhamcollege.ca
Lauren Fuentes
Professor, Electronics Faculty : Electrical and electronics gadget designs, safety, command &control coding, alterations & assembly, internet interfacing, testing, integrating the project objectives with the Electronics Engineering and Technology program outcomes, liaising with Mechanical Coordinator and Biomedical Coordinator.Email: lauren.fuentes@durhamcollege.ca
Students:
Wheelchair Manufacturing
Brent Lessard Mechanical Engineering Technology
Email: brent.lessard@gmail.com
Ben Stulen Mechanical Engineering Technology
Email: n/a
Wheelchair Movement
Jyotirmoy Roy Chowdhury Electronics Engineering Technology
Email: n/a
Eye Tracking
Brad DundasMechtronics
Email: brad.dundas@dcmail.ca
Matt BryanMechtronics
Email: bryamatt@gmail.com
Aaron LeclairMechtronics
Email: leclairaaron@gmail.com
Path Following
Kenneth GardnerElectronics Engineering Technology
Email: kenneth.p.gardner@gmail.com
Ryan Borg-VerowoerdElectronics Engineering Technology
Email: ryanbverwoerd@gmail.com
Kyle AusElectronics Engineering Technology
Email: kyle_aus@live.ca
Health Information
Thomas SandersMechtronics
Email: thomas.sanders7777@gmail.com
Ian SharpeElectronics Engineering Technology
Email: gandalf4000@hotmail.com
Web Development
Nicholas RussellMechtronics
Email: nick.russelll@gmail.com
Obstacle Clearing(Future)
Fareh HussainBiomedical Engineering Technology
Email: fareh.hussain@dcmail.ca
Lucy YuBiomedical Engineering Technology
Email: lucyyu007@gmail.com