Introduction: HERBERT: THE FTC-STYLE ELEVATOR BOT (MAKE IT MOVE)
HERBERT ANATOMY FULL CAD MODEL
HERBERT is an FTC-style elevator robot composing of custom 3D-printed parts, ACTOBOTICS components, as well as custom-cut plexiglass. I designed a large sector of HERBERT in TINKERCAD, as the software offered easy assembly and visualization of my ideas. All printed parts on HERBERT are sourced from this model, although all of the components on HERBERT are not shown in the model.
Enjoy!
Step 1: THE "U" AND DRIVETRAIN
INTRO:
Arguably the most important aspect of any mobile robot is the drivebase, typically a large, flat frame consisting of motors, wheels, structure materials, and shafting. This structure will be the foundation for all further building and design. HERBERT uses a very simply "U-style" drivetrain, as shown above.
MATERIALS (NOT INCLUDING FASTENERS):
(3) - https://www.servocity.com/9-0-channel
(2) - https://www.servocity.com/90-flat-channel-bracket-...
(2) - https://www.servocity.com/90-hub-to-hub-mount
(2) - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3375744
(2) - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4498053
(2) - https://www.servocity.com/970-rpm-econ-gear-motor
(1') - https://www.servocity.com/0-250-1-4-stainless-stee...
(4) - https://www.servocity.com/small-round-screw-plate
(4) - https://www.servocity.com/3-00-precision-disk-whee...
(4: 16T) - https://www.servocity.com/0-770-aluminum-hub-mount...
(~3') - https://www.servocity.com/0-250-chain-5-feet
(4: 1/4') - https://www.servocity.com/0-770-set-screw-d-hubs
(2) - https://www.servocity.com/set-screw-shaft-couplers...
Step 2: THE ELEVATOR
INTRO:
An elevator-based robot has to have an elevator, right? HERBERT's elevator is cascading, meaning that each slide, in replacement of a succession-based system, moves in synchronization, allowing for a faster and more elegant design.
MATERIALS (NOT INCLUDING FASTENERS):
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/12-0-channel
(2) - https://www.servocity.com/90-hub-to-hub-mount
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/attachment-blocks-b
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/12-32-aluminum-beam
(2) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7YG53M/ref=twister_B...
(1) - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3375744
(1) - https://www.amazon.com/Electriduct-Tubing-Polyethy...
(4) - https://www.servocity.com/flat-single-channel-brac...
(~1') - https://www.servocity.com/0-250-chain-5-feet
(1: 16T, 1: 24T) - https://www.servocity.com/0-770-aluminum-hub-mount...
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/1-25-winch-pulley
(2: 1/4') - https://www.servocity.com/0-770-set-screw-d-hubs
(~1') - https://www.servocity.com/0-250-1-4-stainless-stee...
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/90-quad-hub-mount-c
(1) - https://www.amazon.com/20pcs-Groove-Pulley-Bearing...
(2) - https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-16-in-x-5-1...
(1) - https://www.amazon.com/emma-kites-100-1000lb-Backp...
(1) - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4498175
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/317-rpm-spur-gear-motor-...
Step 3: INTAKE AND TENNIS BALL MANAGEMENT (WIP)
INTRO:
For fun, I decided to add an attachment to HERBERT's elevator, that being a three-tennis-ball intake, essentially just a tube with a wheel. Please note that the design is still in work-in-progress (WIP) at this point, and there is no motor gusset designed yet.
MATERIALS:
(2) - https://www.servocity.com/3-0-channel
(1) - https://www.servocity.com/7-50-channel
(1) - https://www.andymark.com/products/2-25-in-hd-compl...
Step 4: FINISHED! - HERBERT: THE FTC-STYLE ELEVATOR BOT (MAKE IT MOVE)
Runner Up in the
Tinkercad Student Design Contest
