Technical details: the crankshaft is powered by a pair of double acting cylinders offset by 90°. A V5 rotation sensor provides feedback to the brain to actuate the solenoids. The timing is mechanical, just like on a car engine.
This little robot has become our new example pneumatic trainer, since it contains almost every pneumatic component, along with code on the brain (PROS).
Wow!
This looks completely awesome but also extremely complicated to me.
I’ve never seen something like this robot, and it sure does show how vex designs can be so vigilant!
If you separated the sides and could make it last at least the driver control, you could create a legit bot. Of course, you would also need to create a pneumatic operated claw.
Why stop it? You can’t verify the maximum pressure easily. If you arranged gearing such that 100PSI reliably halts the pumping motor(s), perhaps it could potentially be safe. I wouldn’t let my mentees take that risk. They’d have to persuade someone else to take responsibility,
I read it as relating that to additional elements - which I assumed meant not part of the kit - such as surgical tubing. Maybe they could just unify those sentences.
Bro made a train.
