Scrubbles TM ®
By Vickey Ho, Brittney Le, Natalie
Monroy, Erick Lopez
What technology can clean and play music at the
same time that can help most people with their
chores without disturbances?
Background
● What exists?
○ Roomba Vacuum
[Link]
Resources/[Link]
Cleaning® (iRobot)
○ Braava Mopping®
(iRobot)
○ Neato Botvac® (Neato)
[Link]
Consumer-Product-Lineup-with-Braava-jet-Mopping-Robot
● Sharp concentrator solar cell
○ 4mm × 4mm
○ Accepts Artificial Light (Heard. [Link]
2015).
● iRobot cliff sensors and object
sensors (Layton. 2005).
● Portable speakers
Procedure
Create Create
survey. questions.
Survey students from Obtain Data
Westminster High and create
School. graphs, charts,
& tables.
Data (91 students)
Duration of Chores
Time (hours) Students
less than 1 28
1 30
2 21
3 8
4 2
5 2
[Link]
Data
Most Disliked Chore
Chore Students
Cleaning 38
Laundry 33
Dishes 19
Mowing 1
[Link]
Data
Chore Done the Most
Chore Students
Laundry 23
Dishes 25
Cleaning 30
Trash 13
[Link]
Data (30 students)
[Link]
Analysis
● Most people spend 1 hour on chores
● Most disliked chore = cleaning
● 70% of people listen to music while doing
chores
Front:
What Could
Come to Exist?
Scrubbles
● Mini Solar Panel on
Back:
top
● Speaker on back side
● Removable brushes
● Sensor
Sources of Error
● Taking survey more than once
● Students from WHS
● Not random
● More Data
Analysis
● Efficient
● Save time
● Helps with chores
● Music
References
"Appliance Science: How Robotic Vacuums Navigate." CNET. Web. 02 June 2016.
"Can Artificial Lights Charge Solar Panels to ‘recycle’ Energy?" Guru Magazine. 09 Mar. 2015. Web. 02 June 2016.
"IRobot Roomba Vacuuming Robot." IRobot Roomba Vacuuming Robot. Web. 02 June 2016.
"Resources." Eldercare At Home: Problems Of Daily Living Health in Aging. Web. 02 June 2016.
"Sharp Develops Concentrator Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 44.4%*1." Sharp Develops Concentrator
Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 44.4%. Web. 02 June 2016.
"The Braava® Family of Mopping Robots." Braava Robot Mop Family. Web. 02 June 2016.
Questions?
