Robotik-AG des Gymnasiums Markt Indersdorf
To build a Tensegrity tower, we have to do an immense amount of research. So let me tell you what we found out so far. Even though we focused on towers in our case, there is no certain way that a tensegrity structure has to look. This principle can also … Weiterlesen …
We’ve successfully completed the movement challenge! After running into unforeseen difficulties at the very last minute, we were glad that we prevailed nonetheless. We were surprised to see the robot drive with the accuracy that it did after seeing it completely mess up so many times. I won’t bore you … Weiterlesen …
After careful consideration, we‘ve determined the direction we’ll take from now on in this project. As you already know from our previous post, we were set on having Tensegrity as our main idea. But we decided to expand on this even further. We plan to include elements of the “Chinese … Weiterlesen …
Shortly after making the changes from the last blog post, we tested the hardware by putting code into the Arduino UNO, but for some reason, nothing happened no matter how we changed the code. After a couple of hours of trying, we realized that the circuit didn’t work as intended … Weiterlesen …
Since the last blog post about our hardware, we realized a small rookie mistake with the wiring: We connected the stepper motors with a servo board, which doesn’t make sense because stepper motors aren’t servos. Thus we needed to change some things up and connect the motors to microstep drivers … Weiterlesen …
Last week we came up with new ideas for our robot. We planned to use a simulator to split problems between hardware and software. We also continued working on the SIMAs and came up with a concept for path planning. In addition, we plan to use trajectory control to have … Weiterlesen …
As most of our team isn’t familiar with coding for robotics yet, we had to start by learning the absolute basics. Working through the Microgames was especially handy, as it gave us a relatively approachable starting point for our programming journey. We also read the docs on the Student Robotics … Weiterlesen …
This week, we successfully 3D printed our motor holders. With the motor holders complete, our focus now shifts to assembling the chassis. This is where everything starts to come together – the frame, the wheels, and the motors will be integrated into a functional base for our robot. We’re excited … Weiterlesen …
Today, we took a closer look at our robot kit and started brainstorming ideas. The decision was clear: we’re building a tank! 😎 We sketched two designs – one compact and agile, the other more robust – and then got to work. Our first task was cutting the baseplate to size, … Weiterlesen …
This week we worked on two things at the same time: Main Bot: We have now decided to use a Raspberry Pi after all, after coming to the conclusion that a Teensy does not provide enough computing power. At the moment we are working on implementing pathplanning with PID tuning. … Weiterlesen …