3lb Beginner's Guide

Introduction

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Choosing a Robot

Drum Spinner

Description of bot Pros

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Cons

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Horizontal Bar Spinner

Description of bot Pros

• pro 1
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Cons

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Vertical Bar Spinner

Description of bot Pros

• pro 1
• pro 2
• pro 3

Cons

• con 1
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Ring Spinner

Description of bot Pros

• pro 1
• pro 2
• pro 3

Cons

• con 1
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Wedge

Description of bot Pros

• there are none

Cons

• con 1
• con 2
• con 3

What is a Robot

Here I imagine a table, containing typical parts (weapon, motors, receiver), descriptions of the parts, typical weights and dimensions, and accompanying picture(s)

Design Process

Introduction

Here's where there will be a small speech about the importance of the design process

Step 1: Sketch

Here's a description about how the sketching process works (limited dimensions, focus of features, round table discussion)

Step 2: Draw

Here's a description about how the technical drawing process works (concentration of dimensions, viewpoints, and materials)

Step 3: Picking a motor

Here's a description on how to pick a motor (math n stuff)

Step 4: CAD Parts

Here's a description about how CADing the individual parts should work (division of labor vs team all being on the same page)

Step 5: CAD Assembly

Here's a description about how assembling the CAD parts works (things to consider regarding final CAD for design review)

Step 6: Design Review

Here's a description about the design review (what to expect)

Step 7: Revise and repeat

Here's a description about what to do after the design review

Machining

Machines and what they do

• Machine 1 : Does stuff
• Machine 2 : Does other stuff
• Machine 3 : Profit

Rules

• Rule 1 : No killing yourself
• Rule 2 : Beware the spinny bit on the mill
• Rule 3 : No bathing in the water jet

Tips and Tricks

• How to turn on waterjet
  • Step 1 : ...
  • Step 2 : ...
• What materials to use where
• If xyz breaks, do abc

Physics and Math (Oh my!)

Here's where there will be a rehashing of the math formulas and physics properties to know

Documentation

Here's where a guide regarding documentation will be

Previous bots

Here's where links to previous bots that are good examples will be

Probably another section I'm forgetting

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