Introducing The

PERK Corp.
RoboBuddy
 Hello!
We are PERK Corp.

Pranav Pannala, Evan Colenbrander, Ryan Miller, Kaleb Ryan

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According to research conducted by
ZERO TO THREE in 2015, 91% of
parents say that parenting is their
greatest joy proving that the
development of young children is a very
important issue for parents in the
United States.

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Young children are currently
growing up without
developing essential social
skills and manners.

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How Do we fix this issue?

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With the RoboBuddy!

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Functions of our
product
What can the RoboBuddy do?
RoboBuddy Physical Design
▪ What can it do?
▫ Servos rotate the arms and head
to engage children more
effectively.
▫ Soft colors and a fun design
actively encourage children to
learn.

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RoboBuddy Code
Physical Circuit
▪ What can it do?
▫ Recognizes and responds to phrases
▫ Encourages proper manners
▫ Facilitates the development of social skills
▫ Understands several accents
▫ You can see the code at:
https://github.com/piglet1337/robobuddy

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RoboBuddy Blueprints

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Code demonstration
How does the RoboBuddy function??

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RoboBuddy Code example conversations
Greeting: Naming Changing: How are you?

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What we have done
Let’s take a look at what we have
accomplished this semester.
Demonstration Model
This half-scale model serves to
adequately represent the physical
appearance of our RoboBuddy.

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RoboBuddy Prototype Features - EXTERIOR
Head Rotates 360o Adjustable Face Arms Rotate 3600

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RoboBuddy Prototype Features - Interior
Full Interior Body Splits Removable
. into 2 halves Battery Cover

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Website
We have designed a
website that offers a
deeper look into our
product.

You can visit it at:

perkcorp.weebly.com

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Flyers & Business Cards
These will be distributed to
possible investors and otherwise
interested parties.

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Tests
This section contains data from the
tests we did on our prototype.
Accent Tests: Male
Our first prototype test
looked at male accents.
The top graph shows our
original testing with a
computer microphone.
The bottom graph shows
updated testing with our
product microphone.

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Accent Tests: FEMale
Our second prototype test
looked at female accents.
The top graph shows our
original testing with a
computer microphone.
The bottom graph shows
updated testing with our
product microphone.

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Distance Tests
Our final test analysed the
accuracy results at different
distances. The top graph
shows the distance results
with the computer microphone
and the bottom graph shows
the results with our new
product microphone.

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Other Info
NUSD 6 C’s
By using a discord chat, we were able to communicate
Communicator outside the classroom and share resources.

We tested accents from all around the world to make

Culturally Competent sure our product will work all around the world.

Using a Gantt chart, we successfully managed our

Conscientious Learner time to meet project deadlines.

We encountered many problems with our prototype

Critical Thinker that required unique thinking to successfully fix.

We worked together as a team to develop the

Collaborator product.

Our main goal is to build the character of young

CHaracter children.

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SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
● Affordable ● Not as advanced as
● Capable of conversation competitor
● Encourages the
development of proper
social skills

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
● Offer to buy from ● Moxie (competitor
Microsoft product)

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Gantt chart

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Any questions?

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