Eyeball (2007)

The Design

As our first robot ever designed we attempted to keep things simple. Our robot is constructed to score and defend. Equipped with a forward facing two jointed arm, and a suction cup we plan to maneuver inner tubes onto the rack with preautomated heights for each level of the rack. The structural design of the bot was intricately constructed to achieve the strongest possible design.

Highlighted Mechanisms

-Arm Control Interface-
Using a small scale replica of the arm, translations in this model are scaled to the full sized model. This allows for a highly intuitive design that is very operator friendly

-Structural Integrity-
Constructed to last. Using a Rectangular base reinforced on both ends with a second inner rectangle this bot is designed to withstand high velocity impacts from the major maneuvering faces.

The Name

Our robots name is unique to our building style during this build season. Can you guess why that might be? No, its not because it looks like an eyeball it you walk a fair distance away, squint and tilt your head a little. Its because very few measurements were actually taken or used in the placement or cutting of the components. But that’s what happens your first year and we definitely got better about that.

Competition

Midwest Regional Competition

Awards won

Judge's Award
Highest Rookie Seed Award
Dangerous D (from Winnovation)