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Robot 3-2-1
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Description
From the Fall 2019 to Spring 2020, my team designed and built a 3lb competing robot. I primarily designed the rotating weapon and ways of mounting the different sensors and devices. The robot's method of attacking is by flipping opponents onto their back or by digging into the opposing robots with the sharp end of the rotating weapon.
The armor and shape of the robot was cut by a water jet and HDPE plastic was used to attach and hold the motors onto the wheels. The weapon is made out of steel and the weapon motor mount clamps onto the motor and is screwed down.
The manufacturing was halted halfway through due to COVID but will hopefully continue this Spring.
Robot 3-2-1: About
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One major challenge that arose was dealing with the placement of all the motors and cutting weight. To maintain the 3lb weight limit, holes had to be cut into the top and bottom aluminum plates for the robot. Using Fusion 360 holes were placed systematically to maintain the center of mass and to generally allow for scrap metal coming off robots during battle to be centralized in one place. This centralization helps the scrap metal enter one way, away from sensors to limit damage, and be caught by tape. After making the holes, the motors and batteries were repositioned slightly.
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