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  16-311 Lab 8: Wheel Free

Lab 8: Wheel Free


Challenge Statement

Construct a robot that uses links to climb a ladder.

Lab Goals

  1. Use link principles to construct a robot that does not use wheels.
  2. Optimize this robot for speed.

Background

Principles

You may have to combat the following while developing your machines:

Lab Requirements

The 2018 Specifications for Lab 1 are presented in the following document. This will be the most up-to-date resource for lab requirements.

Lab 8 Presentation

Lab 8 Grading Sheet

Demonstration Sign Up Sheet

Extensions

Examples of Wheel-less Robots
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