It's a box! It's a robot! It's a box robot.
Box robots are very popular on different
robotics competitions involving LEGO Mindstorms like the FIRST LEGO League or
World Robotics Olympiad. Let's start with a brief introduction and continue in the next
videos with explanation on the features of the robot and why such robots are frequently
used.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot Building Instructions. Part 1
The first part of a box robot chassis for robotics competitions. The robot is quite large
and this is why we split it into two parts - to make it easier to construct it. This is
the second part.
The robot is built with LEGO Mindstorms EV3, with an additional part for the walls used
in the second part.
Box Robot Building Instructions. Part 2
Second part of the building instructions for this LEGO Mindstorms EV3 competition
robot chassis
Align and adding attachments
With the shape of a box it is very easy to align this robot to different wall and to add very
stable pinless attachments to it. The goal of the video is to discuss this feature of this
particular robot construction.
Pinless Attachments
We have discussed pinless attachments a number of times at FLLCasts and will discuss
it in the next part of the course
Aligning to Walls
It is important to use the walls to align the robot and fix its position during competitions
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Brick Accessibility and Cable Management
Sometimes robot builders are so overwhelmed with the process of constructing a robot
that they forget two very important parts. The brick should be accessible and the cables
should not get in the way. These are referred by us as Brick Accessibility and Cable
Management.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Requirements for additional parts
This video discusses the fact the robot requires a few more parts that are available in
the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotics sets. We have a number of other constructions that
require less parts, but for this particular robot construction we have decided to go
beyond the standard sets, cheaply buy a few more parts and build a whole box robot
with them.
Buying LEGO parts
What you could do is search the Internet for "lego parts sale". We are not in any way
connected with any of the sites, but we have used mainly BrickLink in the past for the
times when we needed some additional parts.
Where do we have the additional parts from
Most of the part we have are collected over the years and we have hundreds of
thousands of lego parts. It now occurs to me that for some of the competitions of FIRST
LEGO League we have 15-20 fields and this is where most of the parts come from.
We, however, do not like to use them because we understand our unique position of
having so many parts. These robots make a little exception.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
The additional parts that you need:
LEGO Technic Flat Panel 5 x 11 (64782) - about 15 of them
User of motors
In this video we look at the way this robot uses the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 motors. How
are they attached and the what the rotation of the motor is transferred to the
attachments.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Balance the robot to handle heavier
attachments
In this episode we look at the way this robot is balanced. A well-balanced robot could
handle heavier attachments without losing track of its position on the robotics
competition field.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
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Transfer power from the motors
In this video we discuss how do we transfer power from the motors that are "inside the
robot box" to the gear wheels that are "outside the robot box".
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Frame for holding the robot attachments
We should how to build a frame that could hold the attachments for specific competition
missions. This frame is added in a pinless manner. This means very fast and easy
without any glitches of the pins.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot Attachments Frame
Attachment frames are used on Base Robot Chassis to make it easier to add and
remove attachments very fast. This frame is for the Box Robot 1. It is a single module
build with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 parts and it could handle attachment on all sides.
Passive attachments
Without the use of any motor, you can still accomplish a number of missions using
passive attachments. You can still pull/push on different levers using only a beam or two
connected to the frame.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot passive attachment
No need for all attachments to be powered by motors and to include gears. It's
sometimes possible to use a simple robot attachment to collect objects. Such
attachments we call passive and this one is an example for the Box Robot Chassis.
Build with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Active Attachments at the top of the Robot
This is the first Active Pinless Attachment for the Box competition robot. The attachment
is placed on the top of the robot and is controlled by one of the motors.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot Active Attachment at the top
Active robot attachment for the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Box robot chassis. The
attachment is placed on the top of the robot and uses a system of two gear wheels to
transfer the motion to a lever and to .... lift things.
Active Attachment for the Right side of the
Robot
Second active pinless attachment for the robot construction. It is placed in the top/right
corner of the robot and includes an interesting gear system for transferring the power.
The attachment is suitable for complete rotations.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot Active Attachment for the right side
of the robot
A robot attachment placed on the right side of the LEGO Mindstorms Box robot chassis.
It uses two gear wheel to move a level. The level could collect things.
Third way for adding Active attachment
This is a third example for adding an active attachment. This third attachment is now
connected to the wheel at the front of the robot. Again, the attachment could be easily
extended.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot - one more active attachment
A simple active attachment that could be added to the Box Robot Chassis.
Lifting heavy elements with an Active
attachment
One more example for an active attachment with a system of gear wheels. This time the
system is constructed so that the attachment could lift heavy objects.
We have provided the building instructions for this robot as part of the whole course
Box Robots for competition (this will require a course subscription)
Box Robot Active Attachment for heavy lifting
When you need a LEGO robot attachment to lift heavy things on the competition field.
Probably at FIRST LEGO League or World Robotics Olympiad. This attachment uses 4-
5 gear wheels to lift a heavy object.
Build with LEGO Mindstorms EV3 parts.
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