VEX Clawbot Build

[Chris Ross]

Hi everyone,

We are helping HSL build a VEX Clawbot for demos and the upcoming South West Maker Fest.

The VEX kits have been gone through and somewhat organized.  We'll pop over when we have time and my daughters will help building the bot (they have built some VEX bots at home).

The kits are presently located in the front glass display area.

The instructions to build the VEX Clawbot are printed out and located inside the VEX Engineering Notebook in one of the 2 black cases.  I propose as different folks work on the building the bot, we note in the Engineering Notebook what steps you completed and the current state you left the build in, so that others can come in and pick up where you left off.

We may also find some parts are missing.  Let's get a list started in the notebook of missing parts so that Eric can get them ordered up.

Here are some additional links with build instructions, etc.

• Clawbot Build instructions
• https://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/instructions/276-2600-CLAWBOT-INST-0512.pdf
• http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/cortex_video_trainer/lesson/media_files/clawbot_base.pdf
• Sensifying the Clawbot (after we build the base above)
• http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/products/cortex_video_trainer/lesson/media_files/clawbot_sensors.pdf
• VEX EDR Curriculum (additional info for Clawbot build, plus good educational/instructor content we can use for teaching robotics lessons at the lab or the maker faire)
• http://curriculum.vexrobotics.com/
• Super Clawbot!  Yes that's right, we can (at a later date) upgrade our Clawbot to a Super Clawbot, kind of like when the Autobots combine
• https://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/Super_Clawbot_Web_110416.pdf
• VEX IQ Clawbot
• If we have time, someone can also try to rebuild the VEX IQ Clawbot (a miniature version of the full Clawbot above using the IQ parts)
• http://www.robotshop.com/media/files/PDF/assembly-guide-228-2500.pdf
• http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/animated-build/clawbot-iq#2

Cheers all,

Chris

[Eric Ose]

I think the logbook is a great idea. Of course I forgot to log things last night, but considering I only spent time organizing the tools I suppose that's OK. It seems the pieces we need are shorter pieces of what we have and we can't order them. We just have to cut some of what we already have to size I guess. Check the log to know if I got that started yet (as of writing this I haven't).

-Eric Ose
Robot Ambassador

Southwest Maker Fest Vice Chair

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