Eurobot

We have finally started to build the bot. And we also did some hardware testing, as shown in the video, this week. Take a look: (author: Leonie)

Last week we changed the design on the small bot and did a lot of brainstorming about it. We came to the conclusion that we need more sensors on every side for collision detection while rotating to be homologized. Since the small robot is for collecting the elements and throwing … Weiterlesen …

This week we double checked our strategy for the experiment in the Eurobot forum with the result that our thoughts are applicable with the rules. But we still have some doubts when it comes to the electron moving by itself and not being moved by the string. So we have … Weiterlesen …

At first I have to apologize for a mistake in last week´s report. Of course we are using 5 servos, powered with 7V and not the other way around. This week the metal for the big bot arrive and we are now able to build it. We also did some … Weiterlesen …

This week we were talking about the robots´designs more in detail. As you already know, we´re planning to build two bots – a bigger one and a smaller one.Let´s talk first about the big one. We are planning to use it for the main task, which is sorting the atoms … Weiterlesen …

After last year´s success we had to take part in this year´s Eurobot competitions. This year it is all about an atom factory. Our robot should be able to differ between several atoms by their weight or their color (we decided to go by weight) and another robot has to … Weiterlesen …