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2.007 Robot (aka The Middle Child)

February 2017- May 2017

This was by far my favorite class so far at MIT. I named my robot The Middle Child because it was designed to fit in between the upper and lower X-Wing thrusters, spinning both at once while my helper robot spun the bottom thruster!

The Game Board

Ideation/Rapid Prototyping

Timing Pulley Design

Timing Pulley Design

Removing Weight From Arms

Removing Weight From Arms

Timing Pulley Mechanism

Timing Pulley Mechanism

Laser Cut Wooden Wheel

Laser Cut Wooden Wheel

Fastening Wheel to Arms with E-Clips

Fastening Wheel to Arms with E-Clips

Prototyping the Large Wheel

2:1 Gearbox Fabrication

Servo Motor Mount

Servo Motor Mount

Made using Lathe and Mill

Made using Lathe and Mill

Initial Iteration

Initial Iteration

Cantilevered Gear

Cantilevered Gear

Fixing Cantilevered Gear

Fixing Cantilevered Gear

Fixed Cantilevered Gear

Fixed Cantilevered Gear

Final 2:1 Gear Box

Final 2:1 Gear Box

Wheel + Machined Mounts

Wheel + Machined Mounts

Spinner Base

Spinner Base

Spinner Parts

Spinner Parts

Mounted Spinner (Including Machined Motor Mount)

Mounted Spinner (Including Machined Motor Mount)

Base of Robot

Base of Robot

Base of Robot

Base of Robot

IMG_2796_edited.jpg

IMG_2796_edited.jpg

Fabrication of Thruster Spinning Robot

Robot Competition

Live Robot Competition

Live Robot Competition

Deploying Middle Child

Deploying Middle Child

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