Robotics

= Robotics with Tim and Thomas (TNT) = 9/3/12 (Also see 'Thomas wiki') Today, we (Thomas and I)made a push buggy. It looked like a scorpion with it's pincers. In the picture, it looks really cute. The buggy usually breaks down because the bits that connect the buggy to the wheels are just 1 X 2 columns. The buggy has three wheels and easily tips over if more is added. On the back wheel, it has a gear, the gear seems to do nothing but act like a small counterweight. The small block on top is an LED. There is nothing else on top.

26/04/12 For some strange reason, we have halted the robotics program. Some people say it is finished but we haven't done the race! If you see all the buggies, it's plain to see that Thomas and Tim's buggy is going to win. You have to carry the brick so the motor will not burn out or be slowed down. Our design is unique because it only has one frame. I came up with it. The motor is attached to the frame by one row. It is very fragile (basicly all of them are fragile because of the motor). I think Eric's team may have copied us.

1/06/12 P-M-I about robotics today -The race was very enthusiastic. -Enjoyed making the robots that have real moving parts -We could've won the race.-We got into the semifinals -Our buggy was very speedy -The heavy control system and upgraded design seemed to speed the buggy up. || -Must put on heavy control system -Programming is confusing -Didn't know you could burrow parts and used only one motor -Our buggy turned a little bit to one side -Touching the moving parts burned your fingers -Stopping our __really__ fast buggy is really hard because if you hold it down, you risk destroying the motor or badly damaging it. -Eric and his team stole our design but made a few modifications. || -Our buggy was the only __**Even**__ __**4 __wheel__ed**__ buggy that made it into the semifinals. All the other semifinalists had at least one **big** one that had 4 **medium sized wheels __only__.** There are small wheels, small narrow, medium wheels and huge wheels/ big wheel. -The brick (control system) and the upgraded design seemed to speed up the buggy even though it made it heavier. -The gears on a race track has very low traction ||
 * Plus || Minus || Interesting ||
 * -We had a race today.
 * wheel** in them. We were the only