University VEX Competition Robots
Robots were tasked with collecting blocks and putting them in long slippery goals
Descoring is a big part of the scoring strategy
Robot was designed to be compact enough to be used for both the big and small robots
Both Robots will be similar, but will be designed to be as optimal as possible
Used mathematical relationships and geometry to ensure proper squeeze in unorthodox S geometry
Main Robot Housing created with CNC'ed plastic
Hot-Swap Motor Cartridges for easily accessible motor replacement
Prints in two pieces, one gets permanantly mounted
Bolts together, providing optimal security
Lower profile than original motor housing
Pop-up De-Scoring Mechanism
600 RPM Intake
Challenged to score rings on small mobile and tall static goals
Ladder in the center for bonus points upon scaling
Built to collect rings as fast as possible
3D Printed TPU coneyor belt hook
Over-Centering Clamp to secure mobile goals
12 Motor Drive
Designed for Tall Goals
Double Reverse 4-Bar Mechanism - could reach 30 inches high!
Holonomic 4 Motor Drive
Fully Fabricated Sheet Metal Base
Challenged to Launch "Triballs" across opponent's zone and into goals
Hanging on structure would also grant bonus points
Made very similar robots to compete with
Made for tossing match-loaded triballs
Although the rules forbid triballs from being loaded into the robot, they may be placed in the same area
This robot acts as a workaround, allowing efficient loading without touching
High School VEX Competition Robots
Carter created an application which wrote autonomous code based on user inputs. It ended up winning the team the judges award at the state tournament!
One of the most impressive results from the program was 200 point autonomous score for the VEX challenge (Right)
Original (Left) and second version (Right) of the auton program. Carter built this entirely before his first official programming lesson!
Version 2.0 even includes custom pathfinding! (Drawing Left, Avoidance Right)