Chairperson’s Report – 2011 AGM

AURA has had a very strong first 10 months. Starting with our inception in January with about 20 members, we started a club with the aim of creating a team for the Vex Robotics Competition at the University of Auckland. With a number of veterans with high school experience in the competition and a couple of new faces, we worked through several months of …

Chain Lift

The chain lift acts in the same manner as a 4-bar linkage or a 6-bar linkage in that whatever is attached to it will maintain the same orientation throughout the movement of the arm. Typically chain lifts consist of two bars affixed to driven gears and two high strength sprockets that are able to be mounted i.e. 18, 24 or …

Introduction to Python

Python was one of the robots that we built in the lead up to World Cup as a prototype idea, which was later dismantled in order to use the parts for the other robots. [photoxhibit=18] Main Features: Drive Train: 6-motor drive (1×393 2×269 each side), 2:1 gear ratio, 2.75″ omni-wheels and small wheels Lift: Scissor Lift (1×393 each side), 1:7 …

Introduction to Skillbot

Skillbot was one of the robots that we built in the lead up to World Cup as a prototype idea, which was later dismantled in order to use the parts for the other robots. [photoxhibit=17] Main Features: Drive Train: 4-motor x-drive (1×393 on each wheel), 2:1 gear ratio, 2.75″ omni-wheels Lift: Single Pivot Arm (6×269, chain lift), 1:4 gear ratio …

Introduction to Arthritis

Arthritis was one of the robots that we built in the lead up to World Cup as a prototype idea, which was later dismantled in order to use the parts for the other robots. [photoxhibit=16] Main Features: Drive Train: 6-motor drive (1×393 2×269 on each side), 2:1 gear ratio, front wheels not driven Lift: Single Pivot Arm (1×393 each side), …

Introduction to Matlab

Matlab was one of the three robots we built for the Robot World Cup. It follows high school rules for Gateway 2011. [photoxhibit=15] Main Features: Drive Train: 6-motor drive (1×393 2×269 on each side), 2:1 gear ratio Lift: Chain Lift (1×393 each side), 1:7 gear ratio (with elastic) Intake: Top Suckers (1×269 each side) 10 motors were used. Matlab reached …

Introduction to Assembly

Assembly was one of the three robots we built for the Robot World Cup. It follows high school rules for Gateway 2011 and is fully legal. [photoxhibit=14] Main Features: Drive Train: 6-motor drive (1×393 2×269 on each side), 4:3 gear ratio Lift: AURA 6-bar (1×393 each side), 1:5 gear ratio Intake: Top Suckers (1×269 each side) 10 motors were used. …

Photos from the Robot World Cup

Photos are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aucklandrobotics/tags/2011rwc/ Videos available at http://www.youtube.com/aucklandrobotics

Introduction to Java

Java was one of the three robots we built for the Robot World Cup. It follows high school rules for Gateway 2011 and is fully legal. [photoxhibit=12] Main Features: Drive Train: 6-motor drive (2×393 1×269 on each side), 5:3 gear ratio Lift: Slanted 4-bar (1×269 each side), 1:7 gear ratio but turns through a smaller angle than a normal 1:7 …

Robot World Cup – Final Day!

Awesome effort from everyone today – playing through the rest of the pool matches, and then playing through them again, left us still second seeded overall. We played our way through to the semi-finals, where we were knocked out by 2921A and 2915A (Free Range and Lynfield Robotics). After playing in the Bronze Final, we finished third overall, taking home …