Embry-Riddle VEX ROBOTICS
Faculty Mentor Name
Joel Schipper
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation is a worldwide organization that hosts robot-based sports and competition events for varying educational levels. This year’s game, High Stakes, challenges the team to complete a series of objectives to win points in competitive matches. The team has designed, built and tested robots that have fulfill these objectives, competing in local tournaments to qualify for the VEX World Championship in Dallas, Texas, which will soon be announced. An example in how participation in the club is useful, in addition to designing these robots, the team has utilized this opportunity to expand on student’s knowledge of additive manufacturing and materials with research into and the implementation of high strength and flexible filaments. Participating in the VEX U robotics competition has provided a platform for the ERAU VEX Robotics team to provide research into the use of stronger and flexible filaments. Team members modeled new parts for their robots and use the new filaments to make custom parts capable of handling more stress than normal filament. This creates an environment where members learn hands on material performance and cost-effective manufacturing in competitive robotics. The use of high extrusion temperature, high strength filaments has allowed us to produce more cost-effective reliable components.
Embry-Riddle VEX ROBOTICS
The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation is a worldwide organization that hosts robot-based sports and competition events for varying educational levels. This year’s game, High Stakes, challenges the team to complete a series of objectives to win points in competitive matches. The team has designed, built and tested robots that have fulfill these objectives, competing in local tournaments to qualify for the VEX World Championship in Dallas, Texas, which will soon be announced. An example in how participation in the club is useful, in addition to designing these robots, the team has utilized this opportunity to expand on student’s knowledge of additive manufacturing and materials with research into and the implementation of high strength and flexible filaments. Participating in the VEX U robotics competition has provided a platform for the ERAU VEX Robotics team to provide research into the use of stronger and flexible filaments. Team members modeled new parts for their robots and use the new filaments to make custom parts capable of handling more stress than normal filament. This creates an environment where members learn hands on material performance and cost-effective manufacturing in competitive robotics. The use of high extrusion temperature, high strength filaments has allowed us to produce more cost-effective reliable components.