Baby Dino

Baby Dino features a pyramid structure made out of polycarbonate plates and aluminum spacers, which was an easy to manufacture yet durable mounting system for electronics and the two-sided scoring arm. This slightly compliant stack is extremely resistant to impacts on the arm from other robots because it will simply bounce back into position without damaging the pivot. 2019 was also our first year extensively using 3D printing, which opened up many doors for us in following years. The short time between ideation and prototype meant that within the first few days we were able to refine the hatch mechanism (we call it the flower) through several iterations.

 

  • The FIRST Robotics Competition game for the 2019 season. It involves two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points. The game centers around an outer space theme involving two alliances consisting of three teams each competing to place poly-carbonate hatch panels and orange rubber balls or "cargo" on rockets and cargo ships before returning to their HAB platform to climb at the end of the match.

  • San Francisco Regional - Creativity Award

    Silicon Valley Regional - Creativity Award

    World Championship Galileo Division

 
 
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