Kinematics

BOT BY BOT BY TALIA SAINCLAIR Pixie was designed by Brandon Kester and built with teammate Matt Williams, two students in Kirk Marshall's robotics class. "The robots can be made out of anything really. Whatever you can afford, have, or know how to use," says Marshall. Pixie is says Marshall. Pixie haś a run time of 3 minutes and a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour. Eåch robot that is made starts out as a drawing designed by the ștudents, then becomes a wooden model before being built into the real at the speed they rotate, it'll send the other robot flying, which features a 7 inch wide, 6 lb drum as its weapon. The drum rotates at 1400 rpm (rotations "beater barsminute) and has knockers on them. "When theșe things hit another robot an 11 2 by 11 inch aluminum remote controlled robot " which have steel Kinematics: the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass. deal ready to battle. (he eminence of Bloomsburg's robotics team precedes them at matches although they are unacknowledged in the school. "We out of six years," says Robotics adviser Kirk Marshall. “Everybody is trying to beat Bloomsburg." Walking onto the scene with a Bloomsburg title alone puts these students on a different level, "Other teams walk around and take photographs of the inside of our robot, trying to get that competitive advantage," explains Marshall, "It's nice to have a reputation, but we want to make the reputation for ourselves not just because it is given since we are from Bloomsburg." And building that reputation starts TOP LEFT: At a 2009 T TOP RIGHT: Three BHS robot designers take a break before a competition. competition, two Bloomsburg students ready their remote control before a robot battle.. have gone to natio nal competitions four times BUILDING A BOT After these students are assigned into a small team, they sketch plans for their robot, design it in a computer program called PTC and then debate and decide three or four robots to fabricate. "We end up assembling and dissembling the robot 20 times, which takes forever to take all the screws out, BOTTOM: A robot competitor carried a damaged robot back to pit for repairs. KIDEMATICS wire it and fit all the motors," says Kester. During this process, Marshall oversees each combative robot from start to finish. "He lets us give a lot of time, and he definitely challenges us to build that best robots that we can, says senior Rachel Boy. and roadblocks and anticipate the end results. "Its definitely rewarding to see the final product and the first time it spins up," says Kester. BREAKING DOWN THE COMPETITION after school. go in expecting to get owned at some point, but when you know that your robot worked better, it's a good feeling of validation like 'Man, I am good a building robots." But the most recent competition did not pan out exactly rthe Williams (12) u as planned; their robot Executor took first, Pixie third and Axiom fifth. "We could have done better, we were on track to go 1, 2, 3, but we got an unlucky series of events," says Kester. However, the team fixed their robot Pixie, "It threw the As a team, they work together to progress over the bumps Although robotics undergo beatings, it's friendly competition. "You would think people would get mad after you destroy their robot, but it's not like that at all, they just laugh and congratulate Despite their winning status, the team is often nervous. “You competition during a Although the team remains humble about their regular victories, teams are always intimidated when the Bloomsburg Robotics team walks into the battle room. "They look at our kids as superhuman," says Marshall. other robot 5-6' in the air; we were completely destroying the other robot," says Kester. you," says Kester. 12 RW March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011 RW 13 O2 MOH Clashing metal shielded behind Plexiglas with animated students rallied for destruction is just another day in the ambitious world of BattleBots. BY KATIE MULLEN Or: Matt to turn a metal I piece s robot Kester curs ats metal on she mill in th tech e ucation room. *h "GHT: Matt T assemblies hi bis team's f finger a fe netition. EFT: One ots throw during BOTTO BOTTOM L into the a robosr RacheHT: Senior team y activates her BOTTOM R BOT BY BOT BY TALIA SAINCLAIR Pixie was designed by Brandon Kester and built with teammate Matt Williams, two students in Kirk Marshall's robotics class. "The robots can be made out of anything really. Whatever you can afford, have, or know how to use," says Marshall. Pixie is says Marshall. Pixie haś a run time of 3 minutes and a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour. Eåch robot that is made starts out as a drawing designed by the ștudents, then becomes a wooden model before being built into the real at the speed they rotate, it'll send the other robot flying, which features a 7 inch wide, 6 lb drum as its weapon. The drum rotates at 1400 rpm (rotations "beater barsminute) and has knockers on them. "When theșe things hit another robot an 11 2 by 11 inch aluminum remote controlled robot " which have steel Kinematics: the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass. deal ready to battle. (he eminence of Bloomsburg's robotics team precedes them at matches although they are unacknowledged in the school. "We out of six years," says Robotics adviser Kirk Marshall. “Everybody is trying to beat Bloomsburg." Walking onto the scene with a Bloomsburg title alone puts these students on a different level, "Other teams walk around and take photographs of the inside of our robot, trying to get that competitive advantage," explains Marshall, "It's nice to have a reputation, but we want to make the reputation for ourselves not just because it is given since we are from Bloomsburg." And building that reputation starts TOP LEFT: At a 2009 T TOP RIGHT: Three BHS robot designers take a break before a competition. competition, two Bloomsburg students ready their remote control before a robot battle.. have gone to natio nal competitions four times BUILDING A BOT After these students are assigned into a small team, they sketch plans for their robot, design it in a computer program called PTC and then debate and decide three or four robots to fabricate. "We end up assembling and dissembling the robot 20 times, which takes forever to take all the screws out, BOTTOM: A robot competitor carried a damaged robot back to pit for repairs. KIDEMATICS wire it and fit all the motors," says Kester. During this process, Marshall oversees each combative robot from start to finish. "He lets us give a lot of time, and he definitely challenges us to build that best robots that we can, says senior Rachel Boy. and roadblocks and anticipate the end results. "Its definitely rewarding to see the final product and the first time it spins up," says Kester. BREAKING DOWN THE COMPETITION after school. go in expecting to get owned at some point, but when you know that your robot worked better, it's a good feeling of validation like 'Man, I am good a building robots." But the most recent competition did not pan out exactly rthe Williams (12) u as planned; their robot Executor took first, Pixie third and Axiom fifth. "We could have done better, we were on track to go 1, 2, 3, but we got an unlucky series of events," says Kester. However, the team fixed their robot Pixie, "It threw the As a team, they work together to progress over the bumps Although robotics undergo beatings, it's friendly competition. "You would think people would get mad after you destroy their robot, but it's not like that at all, they just laugh and congratulate Despite their winning status, the team is often nervous. “You competition during a Although the team remains humble about their regular victories, teams are always intimidated when the Bloomsburg Robotics team walks into the battle room. "They look at our kids as superhuman," says Marshall. other robot 5-6' in the air; we were completely destroying the other robot," says Kester. you," says Kester. 12 RW March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011 RW 13 O2 MOH Clashing metal shielded behind Plexiglas with animated students rallied for destruction is just another day in the ambitious world of BattleBots. BY KATIE MULLEN Or: Matt to turn a metal I piece s robot Kester curs ats metal on she mill in th tech e ucation room. *h "GHT: Matt T assemblies hi bis team's f finger a fe netition. EFT: One ots throw during BOTTO BOTTOM L into the a robosr RacheHT: Senior team y activates her BOTTOM R BOT BY BOT BY TALIA SAINCLAIR Pixie was designed by Brandon Kester and built with teammate Matt Williams, two students in Kirk Marshall's robotics class. "The robots can be made out of anything really. Whatever you can afford, have, or know how to use," says Marshall. Pixie is says Marshall. Pixie haś a run time of 3 minutes and a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour. Eåch robot that is made starts out as a drawing designed by the ștudents, then becomes a wooden model before being built into the real at the speed they rotate, it'll send the other robot flying, which features a 7 inch wide, 6 lb drum as its weapon. The drum rotates at 1400 rpm (rotations "beater barsminute) and has knockers on them. "When theșe things hit another robot an 11 2 by 11 inch aluminum remote controlled robot " which have steel Kinematics: the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass. deal ready to battle. (he eminence of Bloomsburg's robotics team precedes them at matches although they are unacknowledged in the school. "We out of six years," says Robotics adviser Kirk Marshall. “Everybody is trying to beat Bloomsburg." Walking onto the scene with a Bloomsburg title alone puts these students on a different level, "Other teams walk around and take photographs of the inside of our robot, trying to get that competitive advantage," explains Marshall, "It's nice to have a reputation, but we want to make the reputation for ourselves not just because it is given since we are from Bloomsburg." And building that reputation starts TOP LEFT: At a 2009 T TOP RIGHT: Three BHS robot designers take a break before a competition. competition, two Bloomsburg students ready their remote control before a robot battle.. have gone to natio nal competitions four times BUILDING A BOT After these students are assigned into a small team, they sketch plans for their robot, design it in a computer program called PTC and then debate and decide three or four robots to fabricate. "We end up assembling and dissembling the robot 20 times, which takes forever to take all the screws out, BOTTOM: A robot competitor carried a damaged robot back to pit for repairs. KIDEMATICS wire it and fit all the motors," says Kester. During this process, Marshall oversees each combative robot from start to finish. "He lets us give a lot of time, and he definitely challenges us to build that best robots that we can, says senior Rachel Boy. and roadblocks and anticipate the end results. "Its definitely rewarding to see the final product and the first time it spins up," says Kester. BREAKING DOWN THE COMPETITION after school. go in expecting to get owned at some point, but when you know that your robot worked better, it's a good feeling of validation like 'Man, I am good a building robots." But the most recent competition did not pan out exactly rthe Williams (12) u as planned; their robot Executor took first, Pixie third and Axiom fifth. "We could have done better, we were on track to go 1, 2, 3, but we got an unlucky series of events," says Kester. However, the team fixed their robot Pixie, "It threw the As a team, they work together to progress over the bumps Although robotics undergo beatings, it's friendly competition. "You would think people would get mad after you destroy their robot, but it's not like that at all, they just laugh and congratulate Despite their winning status, the team is often nervous. “You competition during a Although the team remains humble about their regular victories, teams are always intimidated when the Bloomsburg Robotics team walks into the battle room. "They look at our kids as superhuman," says Marshall. other robot 5-6' in the air; we were completely destroying the other robot," says Kester. you," says Kester. 12 RW March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011 RW 13 O2 MOH Clashing metal shielded behind Plexiglas with animated students rallied for destruction is just another day in the ambitious world of BattleBots. BY KATIE MULLEN Or: Matt to turn a metal I piece s robot Kester curs ats metal on she mill in th tech e ucation room. *h "GHT: Matt T assemblies hi bis team's f finger a fe netition. EFT: One ots throw during BOTTO BOTTOM L into the a robosr RacheHT: Senior team y activates her BOTTOM R BOT BY BOT BY TALIA SAINCLAIR Pixie was designed by Brandon Kester and built with teammate Matt Williams, two students in Kirk Marshall's robotics class. "The robots can be made out of anything really. Whatever you can afford, have, or know how to use," says Marshall. Pixie is says Marshall. Pixie haś a run time of 3 minutes and a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour. Eåch robot that is made starts out as a drawing designed by the ștudents, then becomes a wooden model before being built into the real at the speed they rotate, it'll send the other robot flying, which features a 7 inch wide, 6 lb drum as its weapon. The drum rotates at 1400 rpm (rotations "beater barsminute) and has knockers on them. "When theșe things hit another robot an 11 2 by 11 inch aluminum remote controlled robot " which have steel Kinematics: the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass. deal ready to battle. (he eminence of Bloomsburg's robotics team precedes them at matches although they are unacknowledged in the school. "We out of six years," says Robotics adviser Kirk Marshall. “Everybody is trying to beat Bloomsburg." Walking onto the scene with a Bloomsburg title alone puts these students on a different level, "Other teams walk around and take photographs of the inside of our robot, trying to get that competitive advantage," explains Marshall, "It's nice to have a reputation, but we want to make the reputation for ourselves not just because it is given since we are from Bloomsburg." And building that reputation starts TOP LEFT: At a 2009 T TOP RIGHT: Three BHS robot designers take a break before a competition. competition, two Bloomsburg students ready their remote control before a robot battle.. have gone to natio nal competitions four times BUILDING A BOT After these students are assigned into a small team, they sketch plans for their robot, design it in a computer program called PTC and then debate and decide three or four robots to fabricate. "We end up assembling and dissembling the robot 20 times, which takes forever to take all the screws out, BOTTOM: A robot competitor carried a damaged robot back to pit for repairs. KIDEMATICS wire it and fit all the motors," says Kester. During this process, Marshall oversees each combative robot from start to finish. "He lets us give a lot of time, and he definitely challenges us to build that best robots that we can, says senior Rachel Boy. and roadblocks and anticipate the end results. "Its definitely rewarding to see the final product and the first time it spins up," says Kester. BREAKING DOWN THE COMPETITION after school. go in expecting to get owned at some point, but when you know that your robot worked better, it's a good feeling of validation like 'Man, I am good a building robots." But the most recent competition did not pan out exactly rthe Williams (12) u as planned; their robot Executor took first, Pixie third and Axiom fifth. "We could have done better, we were on track to go 1, 2, 3, but we got an unlucky series of events," says Kester. However, the team fixed their robot Pixie, "It threw the As a team, they work together to progress over the bumps Although robotics undergo beatings, it's friendly competition. "You would think people would get mad after you destroy their robot, but it's not like that at all, they just laugh and congratulate Despite their winning status, the team is often nervous. “You competition during a Although the team remains humble about their regular victories, teams are always intimidated when the Bloomsburg Robotics team walks into the battle room. "They look at our kids as superhuman," says Marshall. other robot 5-6' in the air; we were completely destroying the other robot," says Kester. you," says Kester. 12 RW March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011 RW 13 O2 MOH Clashing metal shielded behind Plexiglas with animated students rallied for destruction is just another day in the ambitious world of BattleBots. BY KATIE MULLEN Or: Matt to turn a metal I piece s robot Kester curs ats metal on she mill in th tech e ucation room. *h "GHT: Matt T assemblies hi bis team's f finger a fe netition. EFT: One ots throw during BOTTO BOTTOM L into the a robosr RacheHT: Senior team y activates her BOTTOM R BOT BY BOT BY TALIA SAINCLAIR Pixie was designed by Brandon Kester and built with teammate Matt Williams, two students in Kirk Marshall's robotics class. "The robots can be made out of anything really. Whatever you can afford, have, or know how to use," says Marshall. Pixie is says Marshall. Pixie haś a run time of 3 minutes and a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour. Eåch robot that is made starts out as a drawing designed by the ștudents, then becomes a wooden model before being built into the real at the speed they rotate, it'll send the other robot flying, which features a 7 inch wide, 6 lb drum as its weapon. The drum rotates at 1400 rpm (rotations "beater barsminute) and has knockers on them. "When theșe things hit another robot an 11 2 by 11 inch aluminum remote controlled robot " which have steel Kinematics: the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass. deal ready to battle. (he eminence of Bloomsburg's robotics team precedes them at matches although they are unacknowledged in the school. "We out of six years," says Robotics adviser Kirk Marshall. “Everybody is trying to beat Bloomsburg." Walking onto the scene with a Bloomsburg title alone puts these students on a different level, "Other teams walk around and take photographs of the inside of our robot, trying to get that competitive advantage," explains Marshall, "It's nice to have a reputation, but we want to make the reputation for ourselves not just because it is given since we are from Bloomsburg." And building that reputation starts TOP LEFT: At a 2009 T TOP RIGHT: Three BHS robot designers take a break before a competition. competition, two Bloomsburg students ready their remote control before a robot battle.. have gone to natio nal competitions four times BUILDING A BOT After these students are assigned into a small team, they sketch plans for their robot, design it in a computer program called PTC and then debate and decide three or four robots to fabricate. "We end up assembling and dissembling the robot 20 times, which takes forever to take all the screws out, BOTTOM: A robot competitor carried a damaged robot back to pit for repairs. KIDEMATICS wire it and fit all the motors," says Kester. During this process, Marshall oversees each combative robot from start to finish. "He lets us give a lot of time, and he definitely challenges us to build that best robots that we can, says senior Rachel Boy. and roadblocks and anticipate the end results. "Its definitely rewarding to see the final product and the first time it spins up," says Kester. BREAKING DOWN THE COMPETITION after school. go in expecting to get owned at some point, but when you know that your robot worked better, it's a good feeling of validation like 'Man, I am good a building robots." But the most recent competition did not pan out exactly rthe Williams (12) u as planned; their robot Executor took first, Pixie third and Axiom fifth. "We could have done better, we were on track to go 1, 2, 3, but we got an unlucky series of events," says Kester. However, the team fixed their robot Pixie, "It threw the As a team, they work together to progress over the bumps Although robotics undergo beatings, it's friendly competition. "You would think people would get mad after you destroy their robot, but it's not like that at all, they just laugh and congratulate Despite their winning status, the team is often nervous. “You competition during a Although the team remains humble about their regular victories, teams are always intimidated when the Bloomsburg Robotics team walks into the battle room. "They look at our kids as superhuman," says Marshall. other robot 5-6' in the air; we were completely destroying the other robot," says Kester. you," says Kester. 12 RW March 14, 2011 March 14, 2011 RW 13 O2 MOH Clashing metal shielded behind Plexiglas with animated students rallied for destruction is just another day in the ambitious world of BattleBots. BY KATIE MULLEN Or: Matt to turn a metal I piece s robot Kester curs ats metal on she mill in th tech e ucation room. *h "GHT: Matt T assemblies hi bis team's f finger a fe netition. EFT: One ots throw during BOTTO BOTTOM L into the a robosr RacheHT: Senior team y activates her BOTTOM R