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Our team number created out of K'nex by Joe P

Systems

Brainstorm and Rebuild 10/5/11

Ideas to get balls into the crates for point scoring:

Elevator Idea:

• Balls on a platform that moves upward with treads, picks balls up
• Doesn't fall out from an elevator like surrounding brace all around the platform up to the top of the robot where the balls will then fall out
• Very complicated to assemble

Propeller Idea:

• A flat metal piece will act as a propeller constantly moving in a circular motion, taking balls in form the bottom of the robot and then scooping it towards the top while releasing it to the crate in a swift motion. 
• Could get jammed and stuck at places
• Balls must come in one at a time

Tread Idea:

• Treads would move balls along the tracks form the bottom of the robot to the back where the crate will be
• The balls will then rise and eventually fall off the tread into the crate
• Can put a hood on top to make sure the balls don't continue upwards
• This is the idea we are going to attempt first

Progress:

• Base of the robot was made with wheels attached and the crate flipper idea assembled as well

 

Voice Thread - What we learned about structures

Matt

Jeffery

Matthew N

Kishan

Akash

Nick

Daniel H

Krupa

Young

Neal

Bernard

Neal

Brian

Chris

David

Mike

Monica

Tyler

2010-2011 Robot

How Many Triangles Are There?

Pictures, Disassembly, Rebuild 9/28

Crate Flipper Idea

• A metal bar with a prong coming out in order to latch onto a crate and then rotate 180 degrees to turn it
• In order to lift the crate we could put it on treads and the treads could lift it upwards
• However, the treads might not be able to lift that much weight

Problems:

• We cant add too many connections to the treads also or else the device wont turn
• We could put the device on an extension form the robot such as a second arm
• Or we could just keep the device on the side of the robot and not consider stacking crates