Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Joy of Prototyping (Part 2)


So we've got our actual motors and are proceeding with designs for the drive systems. Damien and I whipped together this quick prototype to show how we might actuate our robot. We scored the finalized dimensions of the frame onto the acrylic so it would be easier for our teammates to visualize how these parts fit together.

I'm very confident that our drive system will be more than adequate to actuate our robot. The motors are rated at over 6,000 oz/inch, which basically translates to us trying to hold the motor in one hand, and squeezing a pair of pliers in the other hand in an attempt to stall it. We were happily unsuccessful-

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