I built a challenge robot for my intro robotics class, 2.007, in which student robots competed to complete challenges on a gameboard. The challenges I completed were to pull a lever and press two buttons that were 0.5 m and 1.0 m above the ground. Each robot had to begin inside of a 1′ x 1′ x 1′ box.
I developed a deeper understanding of compliance and constraints white iterating the scissor lift on my robot, which is powered by a 12V LiPo battery to pull a lever with a force of 15 N and press buttons up to 1 m from the ground. The major challenge of this design was getting sufficient power output from a scissor lift, which took multiple trials and fine-tuning.
This robot served as an introduction to machining, 2-D cutting such as the laser cutter and water-jet, and systems modeling in Fusion 360.
Amber Velez 