Background and Problem Statement

Background:

Wall-scaling robots represent an interesting concept for design due to the robot’s ability to counteract the force of gravity. Additionally, it allows the user to reach high positions previously out of the user’s range.

Problem Statement:

The goal of this project is to design a robot that climbs up a specified wall course using one motor.  The purpose of the robot is primarily recreational. We hope to construct the body and links through laser printing because of its availability and low cost. The wall will be constructed from commercially available materials and will have holes or pegs for the robot to latch onto.

A big component would be calculating the motion of the arms and lengths through concepts learned from the class. In addition, we will have to design a unique arm motion for the robot to scale the wall. Furthermore, our team will have to think of a way to vary the center of gravity of the climber to initiate this motion.