The Breakdown

This class involved students being tasked with creating a fully autonomous robot using combinations of mechatronic components including actuators, pneumatics, DC motors, potentiometers, solenoids, and more, in conjunction with an Arduino device. This year's theme was "Barbenheimer" which was incorporated in the objectives of the class. 4 primary tasks were assigned to students: rescue Ken from the center of the track, knock down the fences in the way to rescuing Ken, sort the different colored isotopes and return them to the starting position, and finally raise the explosive casing to the top of the test rig which is elevated 5 feet in the air and rotating.

Take a look below to see what the track looked like and how we tackled the challenge!