Game- Steamworks
Team Name:
Gompei and the H.E.R.D
Robot Name
Escargoat
Team Summary:
In 2017 the team developed an innovative gear delivery mechanism using a pendulum that allowed the robot to place a gear on a peg reliably regardless of robot placement and angle, allowing our robot to deliver gears very quickly and efficiently. We also built a signature snail shaped ball path and shooter which accelerated balls using 3 stages of acceleration rollers and two ball streams to achieve a throughput of 14 balls per second. The robot’s controls incorporated a text-to-speech debugging interface, as well as computer vision alignment and a limit switch to sense when the gear peg entered into our robot. The gear delivery mechanism, as well as its 2-speed drivetrain, made Escargoat a formidable gear scoring robot.
Competitions Attended:
- WPI District Event (Worcester, MA)
- Rhode Island District Event (Providence, RI)
- Western University District Event (London, Ontario)
Offseason Competitions Attended:
- Battlecry@WPI 17
- River Rage
Awards:
- TBD