First Place winner for it’s category.

This robot is a modified version of it’s 2015 counterpart.  Additions to the design include a 3D printed gripper designed to hold a Solo Cup, a dedicated motor controller board, and magnetic encoders attached to the wheel motors.

An autonomous robot with a gripper made for the 2015 Vecna Robot Race.  This robot used the controller circuits created for the Bouncing Robot with several new additions and modifications. The robot was actuated using two geared DC motors for the wheels and a servo for the gripper.  Two infrared proximity sensors and two flex sensors were used to control the robot’s position, another IR sensor was used to activate the gripper if the cup was within it’s range.

Created during the BerkleyX Electronic Interfaces MOOC, the robot bounces using two weighted DC motors connected to springs.  The purpose of this robot was to develop the different electronic circuits to control it and actuate it.  Controller circuits include a voltage regulator, a microphone amplifier, a speaker amplifier, two photocell comparators, and two motor drivers. The signal control for the circuits was done using a TI MSP430 microcontroller.