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robot assembly
 
Robot Specifications
 
weight:   119.5 lbs without battery
overall length:   33.5 in
overall width:   27.9 in
height (at start):   59.5 in
gripper capacity:   grip one tetra;carry up to three tetras
gripper positioning:   at floor, loading & human player stations and all goals
maximum height:   118 in maximum vertical
autonomous modes:   (proprietary)
speeds in gears:    
low gear:   6 ft/sec
high gear:   >15 ft/sec
turning radius:   "zero" (turns on own center axis)
 

Robot assembly drawing  
 
  Constraint Driven Animation of the robot retrievng a tetra from the loading station and placing it on a goal. Calculus equations were used on the embedded Excel spreadsheet to manipulate the constraints for simultaneous multi-axis motion. This "theatrical version" is a composite of two views of the same animation, edited together using Adobe Premiere.
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Floor view showing robot motion and goal capping.
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Loader-eye view showing gripper operation.
 
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