Meet MK V

MK V is our latest and greatest robot. Designed specifically for the 2018-2019 competition, it is the first of our robots to use our new universal chassis system. This chassis will be used and reconfigured for every robot we create from now on.

Features

The MK V platform is built around two main components. The grabber arm and the lift column. The grabber arm, running the length of the robot, consists of a motorized bucket connected to an extension pole. When in use, the arm rotates forward, down, and out to pick up the balls and blocks on the ground. The top bucket is designed to hold the balls in with the zip-tie spikes and release them once aligned with the lander. The lift column sits to the right of the grabber arm. It extends at the beginning of the match to lower the robot down. During the endgame, the arm will hook back on the the lander and lift the robot back up off of the ground.

Chassis

The chassis of the robot is the first in a line of modular chassis for us. This modular system allows for the lift column and grabber arm to be removed at the end of the season and next years attachments to be added to the frame. The control block and phone housing will remain where they are. We decided to make the switch to a more modular chassis to allow for a faster build time. Designing our chassis took a significant period of time at the beginning of the season and using a reusable chassis will allow for more efficient use of that time.