I was a part of my high school robotics team, Cyberknights 4911, for all four years of my high school career. During my senior year, the general goal of the game was placing cubes onto three scales on the game field which when tipped towards your team, will earn you points and win you the match. Here I'll talk about the robot which helped us win second place in the world.
A match video to show the robot in action
A match video to show the robot in action
2017-2018 Robot "Eli"
Chassis & Drivetrain
1/16in sheet metal chassis with bulkheads
Two speed pneumatic shifting gearbox with pulley & belt drivetrain
Two speed pneumatic shifting gearbox with pulley & belt drivetrain
Tower & Lift
1/16 & 1/8in sheet metal tower with 1/4in supporting plates
Actuator and pneumatic cylinders powered swinging arm
Actuator and pneumatic cylinders powered swinging arm
Collector
Motor powered intake system with soft wheels & spring assisted clamping
Climber
Spring assisted clamping system with pneumatically actuated arm
Two motor gearbox drum system
Two motor gearbox drum system
Electrical & Pneumatics
12V battery with roboRIO controller for entire robot
Vex motors with individual motor controllers
Vex motors with individual motor controllers