The Ultimate Social Distancing Robot: Alan Pan

TLDRAlan Pan creates a social distancing robot with an extending arm to maintain distance from others during the pandemic.

Key insights

🤖Alan Pan invents a robotic arm extender to maintain social distancing during the pandemic.

🔌The robot arm is powered by an electric ratchet and controlled wirelessly through a web server.

🖐️The robot arm is designed with a hand-like grip to interact with objects.

🚫Alan Pan's invention includes a manual reverse function to retract the robot arm.

🍔Alan Pan tests the robot arm by ordering food and maintaining social distancing.

Q&A

How does the social distancing robot work?

The robot arm is powered by an electric ratchet and controlled wirelessly through a web server.

What is the purpose of the hand-like grip on the robot arm?

The grip allows the robot arm to interact with objects, enabling tasks such as picking up items.

Can the robot arm be retracted?

Yes, the robot arm includes a manual reverse function to retract it when not in use.

What are some key features of Alan Pan's invention?

The robot arm can maintain social distancing, order food, and perform tasks requiring an extended reach.

What category does this video belong to?

3 - Education

Timestamped Summary

00:00Alan Pan creates a social distancing robot to maintain distance from others during the pandemic.

01:50Alan introduces wireless earbuds he is wearing and their benefits.

03:38Alan showcases a military-grade slap bracelet and explains its functionality.

05:57Alan assembles the robot arm extender using various materials and welding.

06:49Alan tests the robot arm extender by extending and retracting it.

07:21Alan further improves the robot arm extender by adding a robot hand with grip capability.

08:09Alan demonstrates the functionality of the robot arm extender by saving a cat stuck in a tree.

08:44Alan uses the robot arm extender to order food while maintaining social distancing.