1.) During this challenge, I had to design a robot that could climb upward on a piece of wood. If the robot is well enough designed, then it can go straight up the wood at a 90 degree angle.
2.) Before I was able to start this activity, I needed to find out how I could give the robot the extra power needed to climb the wooden board. I found out that the robot could use some gears on it to increase the power.
3.) First, I found out how the gears would work in order to give the wheels extra power. After, I reconnected the arms of the robot that had the wheels and the gears on them and then put the robot on test run to see if the gears worked. Once I found out they worked, I thought of a design that would allow the robot to stay in place on the board as it climbed up the board. This took a little while because it was hard to keep the robot on the board without it falling off but soon enough I found out a design that would work. I assembled the robot and tested it on the test board. The robot did well on the test but it occasionally strayed off to the left off the board. The robot design happened to work but it did not go straight up, instead it went at a slight angle but almost vertically straight up.
4.) The final outcome of the robot was two arms on the sides, they both had wheels and gears that powered them. Then we had a connector that connect another set of gears and wheels. Then another two connectors that connect to each other but behind the robot so that the wheels would be on the board and the connector would grapple around the sides of the board.
5.) At first, it was a struggle to get the gears to work and power the wheels but peers around me helped out and showed how they did theirs so I modeled it off of theirs without completely copying. Another suggestion was that I needed to find a way to keep the robot attatched to the board without falling off which was very helpful.
6.) During this assignment, I learned how to use gears to give something more power and how to use the gears the right way. I also learned how to think creatively when designing robots for these challenges instead of the simple way to do it which won't always work.
7.) I would probably use more gears to give the robot more power along with find a way to make the robot more stable on the board. I would do this because my robot didn't have enough power or stability to climb a vertically inclined wooden board.
2.) Before I was able to start this activity, I needed to find out how I could give the robot the extra power needed to climb the wooden board. I found out that the robot could use some gears on it to increase the power.
3.) First, I found out how the gears would work in order to give the wheels extra power. After, I reconnected the arms of the robot that had the wheels and the gears on them and then put the robot on test run to see if the gears worked. Once I found out they worked, I thought of a design that would allow the robot to stay in place on the board as it climbed up the board. This took a little while because it was hard to keep the robot on the board without it falling off but soon enough I found out a design that would work. I assembled the robot and tested it on the test board. The robot did well on the test but it occasionally strayed off to the left off the board. The robot design happened to work but it did not go straight up, instead it went at a slight angle but almost vertically straight up.
4.) The final outcome of the robot was two arms on the sides, they both had wheels and gears that powered them. Then we had a connector that connect another set of gears and wheels. Then another two connectors that connect to each other but behind the robot so that the wheels would be on the board and the connector would grapple around the sides of the board.
5.) At first, it was a struggle to get the gears to work and power the wheels but peers around me helped out and showed how they did theirs so I modeled it off of theirs without completely copying. Another suggestion was that I needed to find a way to keep the robot attatched to the board without falling off which was very helpful.
6.) During this assignment, I learned how to use gears to give something more power and how to use the gears the right way. I also learned how to think creatively when designing robots for these challenges instead of the simple way to do it which won't always work.
7.) I would probably use more gears to give the robot more power along with find a way to make the robot more stable on the board. I would do this because my robot didn't have enough power or stability to climb a vertically inclined wooden board.