Our robot is designed to autonomously move and score, lift up other robots, and score during the teleoperated mode. An autonomous program allows the robot to move using sensors and possibly score. Our robot has a pop-out platform and ramp that allows other robots to climb the ramp and sit on the platform. The robot can also score during the teleoperated mode with output from the operator interface. The output allows the robot to drive, the arm to go forward and reverse, it allows the gripper to rotate and to open and close, and the platform and ramp to deploy.
Our main source of power is the battery. The battery powers the pneumatics, the robot modem, the robot controller, all of the motors moving our robot, and other parts of the robot. The battery is attached to the PDB (Power Distribution Block) and sends out large amounts of power to the fuse panels and the main circuit breaker. The pneumatics opens and closes the gripper, releases the ramp, and releases the platform. The robot modem receives the radio signal from the operator interface and sends that signal to the robot controller. The robot controller is the central computer of the robot and sends and receives signals from the robot modem. The robot controller controls all five motors. Two motors control the drive, two motors control the movement of the arm, and the last motor controls the rotation of the gripper.
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