[eedoga]

FIRST off, Thank you for the kind words.

We were thinking we would cut some lexane sheets and thin aluminum u brackets to minimize the risk of someone getting a finger caught in there. Another idea was to go get a bicycle chain cover from the recycling center and then make a bracket to mount over it. At this point it is a thought in the back of our mind...Of course the problem with covering it is that to cover it might increase the likely hood of fingers getting caught up. by creating new pinch points.

The arm and babybot launcher are offset to increase the length of the arm, and decrease the likely hood of an interaction between either of them. In its current configuration the arm will be able to reach well over 9 feet.

The camera will be mounted on a bracket on the side of the arm. This way we can use the camera during the autonomous period, and our driver can use it to line up both getting pieces and deploying the minibot. We are hoping that our driver will be able to see well enough to place the pieces on our side. If not the camera will provide the driver with an upside down view of the scoring grid.

Edoga