01 - Rock Climbing Robot

Team Members:

Edouard Oudinot, Jonathan Kacines, Navya Agrawal, Ava Schraeder

Summary/Overview:

The idea for this project is to construct a robot that can climb a simplified version of a bouldering wall as seen at many indoor climbing gyms. The design will consist of a set of 3 crank-rocker linkages with an arm and a hook - the two outer linkages will be in sync, and the middle one will be offset, allowing for balance while climbing. The robot will climb a board constructed by our team, with a slight positive inclination to avoid the robot rocking while hanging.

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Table of Contents: 

• 1.1 - Project Proposal

• 1.2 - Kinematic Analysis

• 1.3 - Physical Prototype

• 1.4 - Implementation

• 1.5 - Final Demonstration

• 1.6 - Conclusion