VIPER

Arms Under
Claw
Both Arms Assembly
FULL ROBOT ASSEMBLY
Robot

Inspiration

Finding ourselves stuck to a screen, either with school work, designing on Onshape, or coding. We had a spark! What if we could build something while stuck to the monitor, and that thing could take us off of it in the future? We envisioned a robot arm that is versatile enough to play board games with a human.

What it does

Plays TicTacToe with a human.

How we built it

Most of the arm was designed in Onshape and printed using ASA and Polycarb, aside from the motors, screws, and other misc.

Challenges we ran into

We planned ahead of time, and that meant we had to do math so we could avoid big challenges such as insufficient torque. So in summary, the biggest challenge was avoiding challenges... How ironic

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We built a whole robot arm in under 24 hours! We got the belt tension spot on the first time! (It comes with a long exposure to working with belt systems)

What we learned

We learned that doing math ahead of time is better, and it is helpful to just treat CAD like a piece of artwork. It's not just about looks, it's about functionality too. If a robot looks good and doesn't perform, all the effort put into the beauty is wasted.