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This robot was specifically requested by RadioShack for a media event. The challenge given was: "design a robot which can grab a beverage off a table, open it, and pour it into a glass."
The original concept for this was a robot which would pick up a can of soda, puncture the side of the can, then funnel the soda into a waiting glass. This was deemed "not cool enough" and the designers went back to the drawing board. The final concept would grab a long-neck bottle, pop the top off with an opener, then pour over the top into a glass.
Two fully functional BottleBots were created, lovingly dubbed "BottleBot" and "SOB-Bot" (Son Of BottleBot). Once the original BottleBot was completed, the need for improvement was seen and so a second revision was begun. These two separate machines can be seen below.
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BottleBot Original
- 2 Motor, 2WD
- Quad Rear Omni Wheels
- 4-Bar Linkage Arm
- Smooth Pouring Motion
- Suds Reduction Technology
- Heavy Lifting Capacity
- Double Sided Roller-Claw
- Pneumatic Bottle Opener (Custom)
- Turreting Opening Arm
- Rotates Opening Apparatus into place
- Retracts Opener when not in use
- Secondary Cup Arm
- Raises glass into place when beer-arm lifts
- As glass fills, springs slowly downward
- Suds Reduction Technology
- De-tensions spring when beer-arm is down
- Water Proofing Protects VEX Brain
Videos
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Results:
The original BottleBot functioned very well, however the turreting opener arm was relatively unreliable. A new design was envisioned with a stationary opener.
 Original Bottlebot pours a drink |
Son of BottleBot
- 2 Motor, 2WD
- Dual Rear Omni Wheels
- 4-Bar Linkage Arm
- Smooth Pouring Motion
- Suds Reduction Technology
- Heavy Lifting Capacity
- Single Sided Roller Claw
- 2 Rollers on one side
- Rigid "track" opposite it
- Stationary Opener
- Roller Claw "track" pulls beer into position
- Integrated Commercial Bottle Opener
- Driven by a high torque linkage
- Opener retracts out of "pour path"
- Secondary Cup Arm
- Raises glass into place when beer-arm lifts
- As glass fills, springs slowly downward
- Suds Reduction Technology
- De-tensions spring when beer arm is down
- Water-Proofing Protects VEX Brain
Results:
Son of BottleBot was fully functional, and highly reliable.
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