Interested in an insightful Youtube channel?

[Sarakiro]

Hello,

I have been thinking about creating a summer long project in the form of an engineering principal workshop. I would like to do several projects (one a week?) and put them online for anyone interested to see. I have a small list of projects as of right now and I am looking for some more.

Any thoughts on the idea? It is predicated on the concept that any of the designs I work on could easily provide insight to new teams, team members, and generally a vast community of tech oriented people.

Perhaps a suggestion for projects?

I currently want to create a lifter mechanism and potentially a passive wrist end-effector for an arm.

Thank you, and be sure to let me know what you think.

Will update further
-RS

[Mike Marandola]

You could look through all of the white papers and get some info from there. You could compare different mechanisms that are meant for the same task but show the pros and cons of each. Also things like how to optimize a drive train.

[Calvin Hartley]

I would be very interested in watching a series like this. Will this be FRC related, or more engineering in general? Either way, a great idea. I am sure I will be watching them.

[iSparky]

Yay! Something to watch during the summer owo I'll be sure to tune in just to get some extra experience for next year :3

How about something like space efficiency (on and/or off the robot)? It can show newer teams good ideas when it comes to managing the workspace and reducing clutter :3

[Calvin Hartley]

We could probably use an episode on making things water resistant/proof.

*runs for cover*

[Koko Ed]

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Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

We could probably use an episode on making things water resistant/proof.

*runs for cover*

There you go.

[Calvin Hartley]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

[IMG][/IMG]There you go.

Thanks Ed, maybe some of this will show up in the KoP?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

Thanks Ed, maybe some of this will show up in the KoP?

I foresee the kids using it for very very bad things.

[Sarakiro]

Though nonetheless there is interest? What are some things you guys would want to see done? I am up for waterproofing systems.

[Calvin Hartley]

Originally Posted by Sarakiro

Though nonetheless there is interest? What are some things you guys would want to see done? I am up for waterproofing systems.

I would definitely be interested, and anticipate their release, should you carry it out.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I foresee the kids using it for very very bad things.

Point taken. Although using this, along side the pool noodles (which obviously are there to make the robots float) may give us excellent aquatic robots.

[Micah Chetrit]

I am very interested. Post them here when you have a channel!

[AlexH]

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

Although using this, along side the pool noodles (which obviously are there to make the robots float) may give us excellent aquatic robots.

and thus the question of whether a FRC bot with bumpers can float was born...

[Sarakiro]

Originally Posted by iSparky

Yay! Something to watch during the summer owo I'll be sure to tune in just to get some extra experience for next year :3

How about something like space efficiency (on and/or off the robot)? It can show newer teams good ideas when it comes to managing the workspace and reducing clutter :3

I won't necessarily have a "full" workshop; I am really keeping the capacity to a minimum (somewhere near just enough to complete the projects set out before the summer,) thus I will not necessarily get to go over the importance of shop organization.

as far as on board systems go, when installing the systems on the chassis, which I have decided I will do (with whatever electronics become available, I will be sure to allot space for a standard "FRC legal control system footprint" regardless of what system I use.

any more ideas? I think I have enough to span the summer, but I would love to hear more suggestions.

The list is as follows:
Chassis Drive Options,
Lifter mechanism,
Passive wrist,
Football thrower,

Underline indicates that I do not yet have resources to work on the project, though I am working on it.

I need to thank Paul Lathrop from 1033 for working with me on getting some used parts shipped over, which I hope will be arranged and seen through within the next two weeks.

Furthermore, I would like to thank my team, 1676, (Mentor Don Rotolo, Mr. Killian, and all others associated) for allowing me to scavenge our supply of scrap aluminum.

Keep up to date with this project via CD,
-RS

excited to design