Team 3807's "Meh" Build Log!

[Thromgord]

Originally Posted by lcoreyl

From watching you drop off the stack, it appears you can pick up an existing stack of arbitrary height; is that true?

Yes.

Here's a brief look at what our robot can do.

>Pick up a single tote! (Because this list has to start somewhere.)
>Pick up a single bin! (At least, we'll probably be able to do this reliably in a day or two.)
>Place a single tote on top of a stack of 1-2 existing totes! (We could have made it capable of placing a bin on top of a larger stack, but we decided it wasn't worth it)
>Place a bin on top of a tote! (Again, probably a day or two before this happens.)
>Make a stack of up to six totes and a bin! (This is the Big Kahuna right here.)
>Pick up a stack, add to it from the bottom, and drop it off again! (This will probably come in handy too.)

In short, it's capable of doing most things.

Right now, we're considering replacing our currently-unwieldy clips with door latches. (You know, the things that poke out of the sides of doors to keep them open or closed). They're spring-loaded, they can handle a great deal of force, and it wouldn't be difficult to slide a tote down through them. Furthermore, they're cheap and you can get them at Home Depot. We'll try them out later today or tomorrow.

Also going on: Autonomous programming! The current Autonomous program has the robot drive forwards until it senses a tote, whereupon it then stops, lifts it, moves forwards, and drops the tote. It's a triumph of Modern Engineering... and we're planning to add more totes into the mix to increase the fun even more!

Oh, and finally, we're pimping our robot cart... I'm going to make a video on that soon.

-Thromgord