2.77 PUPS 5678 Pupdate (April 19)

ALL MCM PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED! Should Arrive by Wednesday, and I can build the structure around that and test them in time to have the whole machine working by next week. I need to pick up 2 more servos on Wednesday. 

And now, for the work that got me to this point:

Part 1 was uploaded on April 18, this is Part 2.

2.77 April 18 PUPdate 5,6,7,8

Gonna place an order VERY soon! I also have plenty of 0.25" MDF stocked, and will be using that lasercut, along with wooden half-balls, for the robot. Benefit to MDF is the ease of lasercutting and its low density. The biggest risk in using MDF is its low stiffness, as it only has a E of 4GPa, but it can probably work with some additional Aluminum parts. Making sure the clamping mechanism doesn't yield the machine will be one of the most important parts of the design moving forward.

Check out part 2 of this PUPS: http://yameb.blogspot.com/2016/04/pups-5678-pupdate-april-19.html

Seek and Geek #7: Thinking about the Stiffness Analysis of the Triple Scissor Extender

Just to show what it is I'm working on.