2.007 - Moonshot!

Lead Designer

In this course, I was challenged to design a competition robot from start to finish, using only materials/equipment provided in a kit from the start of the course and additional things found in the lab. All on my own.

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The challenge involved manipulating rocks, ascending ramps and pulling levers to score points. I decided on a multi-stage rack and pinion elevator mechanism to give the bot the height necessary to deposit the rocks and gain points. I designed and machined/fabricated all components not provided by the lab, and took the robot through multiple iterations to reach its final form.