Why
I wanted to learn more about Robotics, and joined my school's Robotics Association.
What it does
_ Sweaty _ moves using 2 kinds of sensors: IR range finders and light sensors. IR Range fingers are used to locate the opposing robot, and the light sensors to detect the edge of the ring. At the end of the year, Sweaty competed against other robots in a SUMO-like competition. The goal was to push the other robot out of the rink.
How I built it
As a mechanical lead, I researched effective robot designs, and used the information I found to reiterate our robot's design over the course of the year. I used Autodesk Fusion 360 to design a 3D Model, and a chassis of the robot. I cut, bent, drilled and assembled the pieces together for the competition. I helped the software lead develop the code to program the micro controller that processes the data from the sensors to control the robot's DC Motors
Challenges I ran into
Circuit stopped working 4 days before the competition, wowie!
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