Building

Today I worked on developing the front end of the robot.

The front end is the forks, continuing on mine and Kirks plan.

I had attempted a design of the front forks previously. This proved ineffective as it was not sturdy enough and wouldn't allow the lift system to be added on.

I reevaluated this design and decided to use the claws included in the set. These seem very effective, and I constructed the front forks. The large claws are effective at reaching low, allowing the claws to reach underneath the opponents robot and then apply the forklift.

I also worked on the idea of a 270 degree forklift. It is possible. This will be extremely effective If the motor will be able to handle it.

Wiki'd tractor, front end loader and forklifts. Looked at some blueprints. Inspiration.

Tomorrow I will continue to work on the front system.