Day 26: Practice Robot Progress
Our practice robot is coming together quickly. We had cut and powder coated all the rails. We are powder coating practice parts for two reasons, one we started competing with…
Our practice robot is coming together quickly. We had cut and powder coated all the rails. We are powder coating practice parts for two reasons, one we started competing with…
* *Exceptions apply, see terms of service for detailsLauncherWe did more testing on our launcher by replacing the launcher motor with a 12:18 gearbox with a Falcon 500. We also…
IntakeWe experimented more with the intake these past two days. We have added a second roller to the bottom to better guide both the cone and cube into the correct…
Intake TestingWe had some of our best intake tests today. One of the key points in an interactive design cycle is when you begin to understand what can be removed…
Drive over the cable bump videoDrive up the charge station videoMore can be seen on our Photo Gallery Week 2 and Week 3 Source: Spectrum
Launching:Today we experimented a bit with launching cubes and made some progress. There is still a lot of work to be done, and we are still changing all the spacing…
Cone Intake TestingWe are pretty happy with the test version of the cone intake. It’s able to pick up tipped-over cones that have their tip ahead of the flange and…
Our Alpha elevator uses a timing belt and idler pulleys as its motion system. It’s designed around the 0.5” hole spacing on the REV Maxtube and uses the REV Max…
Every Tuesday we hold our design recapsElevator Test Video Source: Spectrum