Thursday, September 17, 2015

Robot Design September 16, 2015



Presentation

I did a brief presentation this week on the white board about robot design.

Robot Design - Going Straight

  1. Wheelbase - Wider is better
  2. Weight - Heavier is better (keeps wheels from slipping) 
  3. Wheel Support - Reduce friction with bushings
  4. Reusable Battery - More consistent power
  5. Wall Following Helpers (wheels without rubber as guides on the side of the robot)
  6. Use a Jig
  7. Motor Matching - Large servo motors
  8. Avoid Gear Slack
  9. Center of Balance


Outline

After our talk about robot design, the kids worked on solving their missions.  One of our teams had immediate success with a solution for the sorter. Yippee! Watch the video and share in their success.




Homework

No reading.  Continue to think about missions and how to solve them.

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