Robot in 2 Days Chassis

By Aarav, Anuhya, Sol, and Fernando

Robot in two days (Ri2D) is an ideation process Iron Reign goes through to explore the new seasons and brainstorm designs and ideas for the game. One key aspect of this year's robot in two days was the chassis. A part of the chassis included was the system too ascent onto the first level, so we repurposed the Skyhooks from last year's Center Stage season to do so. The skyhooks rely on a custom ratchet latch to hook onto the rung and lift the robot up. They are tensioned by a bungee and their height is adjusted by a spooled string. Thinking about the high ascent, since the rules only prevent touching the high rung while touching the ground, theoretically the robot can jump off the ground for a brief moment and then grab the high rung which would allow the robot to score all 30 points. Unfortunately, we were only able to accomplish the first ascent instead of the jumping robot, but the ideas we did in Ri2D will help us as we progress through the season.