In my sophomore year at UofM, I joined a team of four other students to design and construct a robot to manipulate small cubes and interact with a game field. We had to design the robot, create manufacturing drawings, machine the parts, and assemble the robot. I designed the main arm (highlighted in red) and the ancillary arms (highlighted in blue). The ancillary arms were praised for their innovative design that didn’t require any motors. We spent substantial time calculating the torque required from the motors to rotate the components, the resulting speed, and the necessary gearing ratios.
