UTS - Warman Design & Build Challenge 2024
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Team: Fergus Hudson, Harry Jackson and Daniel Bell - Winners of the Weir Minerals Judges Award.
The robot is designed with a single arm constructed using carbon fibre tubes in a truss like configuration, powered by a 3D printed worm gearbox and stepper motor. The arm moves through 180 degrees to acquire balls on both sides of the track through a ‘one-way valve’ intake. The arm unfolds at 2 hinge points to fit inside the starting configuration, upon unfolding the hinges are locked out resulting in a rigid arm. A drive-base utilising differential drive and closed-loop feedback control systems aligns the arm with each ball, acquiring and depositing all balls in under 20 seconds.