Week 2

During this week, we got the robot moving! Late Sunday evening we were finally able to enable motor power and move the motor. Now we need to dive deep into calibration of the robot, which includes manufacturing some jigs to be able to properly calibrate the arm.

We've flushed out a lot more of the specifics of this design this week as well, which will dictate future testing.

We have basic CAD for our end effector, and are beginning the design so we can get to a proof of concept as soon as possible. We've validated the basic idea from another robot that we have around that shows that with enough force, the ball flies straight through the air.

Our initial plan of action for this week:

• Develop a prototype pneumatic actuator to provide proof of concept (and meet course requirements)
• Order PCB for motor development assignment
• Enable network and pendantless DENSO Arm control
• Determine a ball sensing mechanism (based upon end effector design)