uncia pantheris
00 initial design
step 2: Form = Function
Figure out our desired function, and form will follow. Decided to try to manipulate tubes with some type of device to score points. Seemed like the fun approach to this year's competition. Emphasis on avoiding as many moving parts as possible, i.e., use action-reaction, springs, CG placement, gravity, pivots, etc to do work simply by driving the robot and interacting with the arena elements.
00 initial design
step 2: Form = Function
Figure out our desired function, and form will follow. Decided to try to manipulate tubes with some type of device to score points. Seemed like the fun approach to this year's competition. Emphasis on avoiding as many moving parts as possible, i.e., use action-reaction, springs, CG placement, gravity, pivots, etc to do work simply by driving the robot and interacting with the arena elements.