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Junior Design CompetitionSpring 2014

Pick and place robotsenable parts of various sizes and weights to be picked up and placed in new locations at high speeds.are accurate and do not fatigue while performing repetitive movements that may be difficult for humans.are versatile and can be reprogrammed and retooled to perform various tasks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em7C1SlqId8

The Spring 2014 Junior Design project requirements were to design, build, program, and demonstrate a computer-controlled pick and place robot that:picks up, repositions, and releases 12.7 mm (0.5) diameter steel spheressorts the spheres from one of nine base plate locations into one of two 14.3 mm (0.56) diameter holesprovides motion in two rotary axes using two stepper motors controlled by an Arduino Uno R3 input/output boarduses a serially stacked axis configuration that is supported from one end only (rotary + linear)lifts and lowers the steel spheres using a servo motor and a gripping mechanismuses normally open micro switches on both positioning axes to identify the home positionautomatically sorts spheres using code downloaded to the Arduino Uno R3 board.

Single elimination tournament, fastest team advances for each head-to-head competitionEach sphere must pass through the specified holeSorting sequence is {1B, 9A, 3B, 7A, 4A, 6B, 2A, 8B, 5A}

Team 9Team 2Team 8Team 8Team 9Team 6Team 10Team 3Team 3Team 6Team 9Team 3Champion:Team 1

Runner-up:Team 7Second runner-up:Team 9MEGR 3156-002 Design Projects Lab II: Junior DesignPick and Place Robot Competition, Spring 2014Team 5Team 4 Team 1Team 7Competition Night PhotographsThe crowd looks on as the teams prepare for the tournament.Two teams square off for the head-to-head competition.