Starting Off With an Idea.The idea we first had was to make a bot that lifted the balls over the barrier. Well, that idea didn't work so well at the start, but we did work off of it at the end. The goal of this project was to start with 3 balls on each side of the barrier in the middle (The barrier in which my group helped make) and after 3 minutes, whoever has the least amount of balls on their side would be declared victor. Through this design here was a good start, we had a long way to go.
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Process of DesignOur research and designed helped us with how we were to approach the robots lifting ability. Of course, we had to use some sort of lifting system, and the design we used before was build just for that purpose. We ran into some problems on the way, and our bot would always chuck the ball over before we could lift it up and get a hold if it. Trying to fix this, we caused more problems. Our bot couldn't keep the lift from going too far under neath the bot, making our tires lose all their traction. Our final design consisted of a Stopper that would limit how far the lift could go, and had a crate to keep the ball in line with the lifter. The crew we were facing gave us a few ideas, which included the idea to create the stopper on the lifter. Without this, we wouldn't be able to even pick up a ball to begin with. I learned a few things in the design of the bot. The biggest one is to make sure you know every one of your bot's weaknesses. If i were to do this project again, i would probably redesign the whole bot over. I would make my usual low profile frame, allowing a lift that would raise up like a forklift at a slow rate. this adds the ability to control the bot easier and allows the freedom of the bot to have limitations to speed and more control over what happens to the ball.
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A Defeat, But Not a Loss |
Failure, But SuccessEven though our bot failed... miserably, We still had a good idea going. This idea brought new ideas that I can use in future builds. If battle bot is in Advanced Robotics, I have some new tricks up my sleeve that I didn't have in my freshman year of robotics. Be prepared, fellow Robotic classmates.
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