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Apr 30, 2021

Rube Goldberg Machine

So it's time for the final assignment in our design journey this semester. the Rube Goldberg machine. A Rube Goldberg machine, named after American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, is a chain reaction-type machine or contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overly complicated way. Usually, these…

Engineering

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Rube Goldberg Machine
Rube Goldberg Machine
Engineering

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Apr 19, 2021

Navigating the Course

Well, this is what all of our previous blogs have been building up to. Finally navigating the obstacle course. A lot of work has been put in from the start and now it's time to bring it all together. The first step was modifying the code for the robot, to…

Engineering Mangement

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Navigating the Course
Navigating the Course
Engineering Mangement

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Apr 18, 2021

Automatic Ping-Pong Launcher

So it's time for probably the most difficult but also most interesting design challenge for this module. Designing the ping pong ball launcher. …

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Automatic Ping-Pong Launcher
Automatic Ping-Pong Launcher

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Apr 18, 2021

Robot Attachment.

So the next step in our story is to design a stabilizing attachment for our robot to make navigating the course easier and more. Well. Stable! I went straight to Solid works for this one and had an immediate design in mind. …

Arduino

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Robot Attachment.
Robot Attachment.
Arduino

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Apr 15, 2021

Building the Obstacle course

So we’ve got our robot built. Now let's put him to use! By making him navigate an obstacle course. This would be a lot easier in person as we could all make our robots navigate the same course, but since we're still locked up at home. …

Engineering

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Building the Obstacle course
Building the Obstacle course
Engineering

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Apr 6, 2021

Robot Assembly — ELEGOO

It's finally assembly time! After what seems like weeks of waiting for our parts to arrive I was finally able to make a start on assembling the robot. The parts arrived with all the tools required and I was able to get building right away. First, I opened the package…

Engineering Students

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Robot Assembly — ELEGOO
Robot Assembly — ELEGOO
Engineering Students

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Mar 1, 2021

First Renders — Elegoo V1

We’re starting to see some progress! After last week's work, I finally have the first renders of my Elegoo robot. This CAD model of the robot is the unmodified version of the robot, this will give me the groundwork and lay the foundations for the upgrades I have planned for…

Engineering

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First Renders — Elegoo V1
First Renders — Elegoo V1
Engineering

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Feb 17, 2021

Solidworks: Refamiliarize

Hey again! Just a quick update on my progress over the last few days. I have realized that this project will be putting my CAD (computer-aided design) skills to the test. Despite having used Solidworks over the last few years, I wanted to make sure my skills using the program…

Engineering Students

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Solidworks: Refamiliarize
Solidworks: Refamiliarize
Engineering Students

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Feb 15, 2021

Robot Buggy: Getting started

I'm not too sure how to go about starting a blog post, but I guess there's no better way to start than with a hello!! And a welcome to my blog. Here will I be documenting my progress in designing and building my first project in the world of robotics…

Robotics

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Robot Buggy: Getting started
Robot Buggy: Getting started
Robotics

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Nollaig Butler

Nollaig Butler

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Engineering student in Trinity College Dublin

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