| Stair-Climbing Robots -- Southern Utah University vs. Louisiana Tech |
From "Robot Rivals"
episode DROB-106 |
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The Teams Louisiana Tech
- David Briscoe, Senior
Major: Electrical Engineering - Louis Landry, Senior
Major: Computer Science and History - Nick Tullos, Senior
Major: Compute Science
Southern Utah University
- Jared Hummel, Senior
Major: Electronic Engineering - David Kerkseik, Senior
Major: Technology Education - Tracy Day, Senior
Major: CD/CAM Engineering
The Project Design and build a robot that can:
- Climb a flight of stairs.
- Pop a balloon that's at the top of the stairs.
The "Surprise Item" The teams are given a "surprise" household mechanical-item from which they may make use of any of the functional parts by incorporating those parts into their robot. The team that makes use of the most functional parts receives a 10-second head-start in the competition that takes place at the end of the design and construction period. The surprise items for today's competition is a wheelchair.
The Experts - Working with the Louisiana Tech team is Buzz Dawson, engineer for NASA Kennedy Space Center, president of Davinci Robotics, and mentor to youth-robotic teams across the country.
- Working with the Southern Utah team is Brian Nave, industrial robot engineer and champion robot builder.
Design Overview - Louisiana Tech designed a three-wheeled robot around the pre-existing frame of the wheelchair. Powerful motors, a skid plate, and large wheels with projecting screws enable it to ramble its way over the stairs. The balloon-popping device is a cordless butane soldering iron at 700 degrees F.
- Southern Utah University designed a robot around a simple tank construction with tracks built from attachment chain and sprockets. A large wheel mounted at the front raises the robot and its tracks up to the level of each approaching step.
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Author: Gordon McComb
Build Your Own Robot!
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Author: Karl Lunt
Robots, Androids and Animatrons : 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build
Model: 0070328048
Author: John Iovine
Personal Robotics : Real Robots to Construct, Program, and Explore the World
Model: 156881089X
Author: Richard Raucci
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