Design Engineering Contest Robot
TU Delft Class Project
This competition encapsulated three rigorous weeks of designing and building at TU Delft. Working with new colleagues under tight time constraints was challenging. Two robots faced-off during each round, both fighting to stack cork balls into a 4-level pyramid. However, there were only 30 balls in the ring, meaning we had to look for creative ways to build quickly. Our team of four had to manage any conflicts that arose during the designing process efficiently, and align our goals, (as passing the assignment only required the robot to drive). I wanted to explored physics principles, improve my understanding of coding and ultimately create a robot we could be proud of.
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Though the system worked, we did not advance far in the competition, primarily due to weight issues and poor joinery planning. Still, the learning was extensive, and we proceeded to develop a redesign concept based on the learnings from the competition.
