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STUDENT: NETANEL HARATY

PROJECT: PHONE-OPERATED ROBOT

Today, a simple, ubiquitous mobile phone is all you need to activate a robot, regardless of the distance. Netanel Haraty has devoted his senior project at the College of Applied Engineering (CAE) to creating a prototype for a phone-operated robot which could be of value in the military and civilian realms alike.

Once the mobile phone dials the designated number, the robot’s 89C 52-model microprocessor identifies the coded numbers via the tone.  The caller then gives orders via the dual-tone multi-frequency DTMF signals emanating from the cell phone, and these tones are decoded by the system into specific commands (“turn right,” “back up,” etc.).  The “crawler” robot contains two motors, which are activated according to the command. The device could be applicable for a Bluetooth as well, and a camera could be added. “This robot can operate in sensitive areas without endangering soldier’s lives,” Netanel stresses. 

Netanel Haraty, 20, is from Jerusalem. He is the oldest of four children. His father, an eighth-generation Israeli, is a clerk. His mother, of Afghanistani origin, is a gardener. Netanel was accepted to the prestigious IDF “Marom” program at Boys Town’s CAE, and will now become an officer in the IDF Ordnance Corps, working in maintenance and control of weapons systems. He is fascinated by electronics and electricity, and hopes to pursue a career in these fields in future.