Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Rube Goldberg MachineA Rube Goldberg machine is a machine of chain reactions, using many parts to complete a simple task in a convoluted or complicated manner…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Building the Obstacle Course and Programming the RobotApr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Launcher Assembly and ProblemWith both parts of my launcher designed and made it was time to fully assemble it for the first time.Apr 18, 2021Apr 18, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Last Robot ModsThis is a super quick post about some of the final tweaks and mods that have been made to the robot so it can traverse the obstacle course…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Launcher Funnell OptimisationAs shown in my previous blog I’ve made a gas cylinder to launch ping pong balls for the robots obstacle course. In order to translate the…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Launcher Introduction and Energy SourceDuring my robot blogs posts, I have discussed the obstacle course which the robot must navigate. There will be a dedicated post on the…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Stabiliser Update!Just a quick post to wrap up my stabiliser design. Having collected the parts from the printer yesterday (and being convinced to place an…Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Robot StabiliserAs outlined in my previous robot blog on the topic of the testing and calculation I did, I must add an additional stabiliser to the robot…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Michael Colwell3MEMS3: Robot Testing and Initial Calculations — Stabiliser part 1.My robot design project requires the addition of a stabiliser to the robot. As the robot has only a single axle in standard form a…Apr 4, 2021Apr 4, 2021
