This is the second part to the overview post. Intake Mechanism The intake mechanism (colored yellow) is attached to two tubes with one being inside of the other. When the box is lowered, it will automatically telescope out with the help of gravity and reach into the pit to collect […]
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Since we couldn’t actually build the robot, I just wanted to give a quick rundown of what the robot was supposed to do. So at the front, the “yellow” box actuates and slides in and out to scoop up plastic balls from the ball pit. Then the balls get dumped […]
The simulation software gazebo is based on the robotics operating system (ROS), read more about ROS the system by clicking this link . The set up of ROS is a required prerequisite for running the simulation. Gazebo is a ROS packaged that is part of the ROS installation. Please follow […]