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Once fabrication was complete, we started assembling our robot plate by plate. We started by inserting bearings into our plates and links. We then press fit wooden dowels into the bearings of the links as well as into the gears by hammering the dowels. WeFor the gear plate, it was necessary to line up each set of gears to ensure that they were in sync with one another. After these gears were in place, we staggered each gear set by 20 teeth, or 120 degrees, before positioning the non-link connecting gears on the plate. Once each plate had all of the necessary bearings, gears, and links, we press fit each plate together using the wood dowels and secured the plates using screws and standoffs. Next, we inserted the three plates into the battery mount and used screws to secure them. The final step of the assembly was connecting the battery, motor, and switch to power and control our robot
Figure 2: Fully Assembled Design
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