Hugo ZiegRube Goldberg Machine DevelopmentThe first and arguably most difficult part of the Rube Goldberg machine is to decide the final task that it should complete. After many…Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Hugo ZiegCruising for ping pong ballsYou may have seen high octane F1 cars, rocket ship drag cars, rocket launches and high speed boat races but all of these feats are about to…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
Hugo ZiegDesign upgradesAs it comes out of the box the Elegoo Tumbeler is a very well equipped robot and does not need any upgrades to preform the tasks it was…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Hugo ZiegLauncher UpdateAs mentioned in a previous blog I decided to create a pneumatically powered ping pong ball launcher. This ping pong ball launcher had to…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Hugo ZiegObstacle Course DevelopmentIn order to complete the robot testing an obstacle course must be created. This obstacle course must adhere strictly to the schematic…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Hugo ZiegCode with the stabilisersDue to the presence of the stabilising devices there is no longer a need for the robot to auto balance therefore I will be writing my own…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Hugo ZiegRobot Stabilisation UpdateAfter many attempts to build my initial stabilisation attachment I accepted the manufacturing of the front axel design on this small scale…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Hugo ZiegElegoo robot updateGreat news on the robot front. Steven(yes that is his name) has eventually slipped under immigrations radar. With his elaborate disguise…Apr 3, 2021Apr 3, 2021
Hugo ZiegRobot Stabilisation AttachmentAs part of the construction of the robot we were tasked with designing an attachment that would keep the robot upright even if the self…Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Hugo ZiegPing Pong Ball Launcher DevelopmentDue to the delayed arrival of the robot I decided to keep developing the ping pong ball launcher. In order to fabricate the main body of…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021