Design of a Transport System for the EVE R3 Robot

The Nakama Robotics Lab at the University of Twente owns a humanoid robot, the EVE-r3, which requires a transport device for longer distances. The current frame with wheels used for transportation is not suitable due to its size and inability to fit in a van. To address this, this design report presents a docking station that can be used as a transport device for the robot. A morphological overview is used to generate three concepts, from which a final design is chosen. The chosen design features a retractable top-part that can be lowered to allow the robot to sit lower and forklift tines to lift the robot up. This makes transportation of the robot possible. When the robot and the top-part are in their lowered positions, the transport device is compact enough to fit in a van. The design is then evaluated against the established requirements to ensure its suitability.