Table Bot
Questions
1. State the assignment (problem/project) in your own words.
The purpose of this project is to create a robot that can pick up a Dixie cup full of medicine and transport it 18 feet that will go over two 3 inch gaps. If the robot drops the cup it would be considered failure to complete the task.
2. What are your input factors? (What do you need to know or do before you can begin?) Include the research you did.
I needed to know how far apart the tables were to create a robot that will be able to get across. Before constructing the robot I looked online for designs for the motors.
3. Describe the process in detail. Explain the steps you followed in order to complete the project.
First, my partner and I did was make a claw so the robot will be able to pick up the cup. Next, wedid some research on different ways to connect the motors to the robot. We found one that looked like a good design and started to build. Next, we connected the claw to the robot and the designing part of the process was complete. The following step was programming. We had to program the robot to travel 18 ft. across the table. The project was successful and the robot successfully transported the Dixie cup from one end of the table to the other.
4. Describe the final output / product in detail: (what are we looking at?)
You are looking at a robot that can pick up a cup, travel straight across a 18 ft table, and can drive over two 3 inch gaps. You are looking at a simple, successful designed and programmed robot.
5. Describe feedback you received during the project (suggestions, comments, etc). From peers, instructor etc.. How did you use this feedback to correct issues with your project?
My teacher showed us a website with different designs and that led us to an idea of connecting the motors to the robot. My peers helped us out by giving some ideas on placing the claw onto the bot. Also, my classmate and teacher helped us in programming the bot.
6. What did you learn during the assignment such as tools, skills, design concepts, software, hardware, etc? I have learned to program,use different pieces to build the robot, and learned that their are many different ways on designing a simple robot.
7. If you were to do the project again, what would you do differently and why? Provide reasons and examples. I wouldn't do anything differently because the assignment was to create a bot to travel 18 ft across a table with going over two 3 inch gaps carrying a cup, and that's exactly what the robot did.
The purpose of this project is to create a robot that can pick up a Dixie cup full of medicine and transport it 18 feet that will go over two 3 inch gaps. If the robot drops the cup it would be considered failure to complete the task.
2. What are your input factors? (What do you need to know or do before you can begin?) Include the research you did.
I needed to know how far apart the tables were to create a robot that will be able to get across. Before constructing the robot I looked online for designs for the motors.
3. Describe the process in detail. Explain the steps you followed in order to complete the project.
First, my partner and I did was make a claw so the robot will be able to pick up the cup. Next, wedid some research on different ways to connect the motors to the robot. We found one that looked like a good design and started to build. Next, we connected the claw to the robot and the designing part of the process was complete. The following step was programming. We had to program the robot to travel 18 ft. across the table. The project was successful and the robot successfully transported the Dixie cup from one end of the table to the other.
4. Describe the final output / product in detail: (what are we looking at?)
You are looking at a robot that can pick up a cup, travel straight across a 18 ft table, and can drive over two 3 inch gaps. You are looking at a simple, successful designed and programmed robot.
5. Describe feedback you received during the project (suggestions, comments, etc). From peers, instructor etc.. How did you use this feedback to correct issues with your project?
My teacher showed us a website with different designs and that led us to an idea of connecting the motors to the robot. My peers helped us out by giving some ideas on placing the claw onto the bot. Also, my classmate and teacher helped us in programming the bot.
6. What did you learn during the assignment such as tools, skills, design concepts, software, hardware, etc? I have learned to program,use different pieces to build the robot, and learned that their are many different ways on designing a simple robot.
7. If you were to do the project again, what would you do differently and why? Provide reasons and examples. I wouldn't do anything differently because the assignment was to create a bot to travel 18 ft across a table with going over two 3 inch gaps carrying a cup, and that's exactly what the robot did.
Extra Questions
1. Drive Forward for 2 rotations of the wheels. How far did your robot travel? 13 inches
2. Drive Forward for 2 degrees of the wheels. How far did your robot travel? Not even 1 centimeter
3. Drive Forward for 2 seconds of the wheels. How far did your robot travel? 18 inches
4. What is the circumference of the robots wheel? C=3.14 x r^2 C=10,800 Degrees
5. How far will the robot drive if the wheels turn 3 rotations? 15 inches
6. Program your robot to move 3 rotations and measure how far it goes. Does it go as far as you expected? 17 inches. It goes further than expected.
Drive forward 5 rotations slowly and then 1800 degrees backwards as fast as possible. About 2 inches away from the starting point.
7. Make your robot turn around a complete circle, (360 degrees). What happened? How far did your robot turn if you type in 360 degrees? It did not complete a circle. The robot went 4.5 inches when going 360 degrees.
8. How many degrees of the wheel does your robot need to turn to a complete circle? 30,000 degrees for motor A and then 3,000 degrees for motor B.
2. Drive Forward for 2 degrees of the wheels. How far did your robot travel? Not even 1 centimeter
3. Drive Forward for 2 seconds of the wheels. How far did your robot travel? 18 inches
4. What is the circumference of the robots wheel? C=3.14 x r^2 C=10,800 Degrees
5. How far will the robot drive if the wheels turn 3 rotations? 15 inches
6. Program your robot to move 3 rotations and measure how far it goes. Does it go as far as you expected? 17 inches. It goes further than expected.
Drive forward 5 rotations slowly and then 1800 degrees backwards as fast as possible. About 2 inches away from the starting point.
7. Make your robot turn around a complete circle, (360 degrees). What happened? How far did your robot turn if you type in 360 degrees? It did not complete a circle. The robot went 4.5 inches when going 360 degrees.
8. How many degrees of the wheel does your robot need to turn to a complete circle? 30,000 degrees for motor A and then 3,000 degrees for motor B.
Video
This project was a success. The robot traveled over a 3 in. gap between the tables and the claw tightly secured the cup.