University VEX Competition Robots
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)