Hugo Zieg·Apr 27, 2021Rube 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…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 15, 2021Cruising 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…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 14, 2021Design 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…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 13, 2021Launcher UpdateAs mentioned in a previous blog I decided to create a pneumatically powered ping pong ball launcher. This ping pong ball launcher had to…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 12, 2021Obstacle Course DevelopmentIn order to complete the robot testing an obstacle course must be created. This obstacle course must adhere strictly to the schematic…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 9, 2021Code 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…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 9, 2021Robot Stabilisation UpdateAfter many attempts to build my initial stabilisation attachment I accepted the manufacturing of the front axel design on this small scale…
Hugo Zieg·Apr 3, 2021Elegoo robot updateGreat news on the robot front. Steven(yes that is his name) has eventually slipped under immigrations radar. With his elaborate disguise…
Hugo Zieg·Mar 14, 2021Robot 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…
Hugo Zieg·Mar 10, 2021Ping 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…
