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WAR ROBOTS

The Predator is a drone that is commonly used in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. It is made in 1995. It can be controlled by people using a remote. The Predator is equipped with a laser guided AGM-114 Hellfire Anti-Armor missiles. It is designed roughly 29 feet long and 49 foot wingspan. It cost around $2,500-$3,500 per flight. http://learnaboutrobots.com/military.htm https://www.fcnl.org/updates/understanding-drones-43 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/so-long-mq-1-us-air-force-retire-iconic-predator-unmanned-drones-1609424

Another cool robot used in the military, is the mine-sweeper. This robot sweep mines by slapping chains onto the ground. By doing this it will apply enough force to trigger the explosion. It can be programed to drive by its self, so no one gets hurt. Mine-sweepers are a huge advantage for the military. It makes the path and or area safer for troops to travel in. http://learnaboutrobots.com/military.htm http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/robotics/military-robots/robot-minesweeper-vehicle-demoed- in-mock-military-missions http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/South-Africas-Mine-Sweeper-USMC-Orders-VMMD-Spare-Parts- 06266/

Lastly, there's the Smart Crane. This robot has arms on the outside of the vehicles, people inside can control. This helps soldiers unload without having to get out of the vehicles. Special equipment is used to make this possible. The vehicle includes camera, video screens, force sensors, and special grippers. This is useful when soldiers need ammunition in combat. They wouldn't have to get out into the danger to unload.

http://learnaboutrobots.com/military.htm http://www.militarytrader.com/military-vehicles-news/heavy_hookers_trucks_with_hoist https://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/10122413

OUR ROBOT

11.5 INCHES IN LENTH

11 INCHES IN WIDTH

10 INCHES TALL

ROBOT PICTURES

3 MOTORS

A and B motor

C motor

2 DRIVING WHEELS

2 WHEELS

14 INCH ATTACK ARM

11-12 INCH WALL

SILVER BALL

PROGRAMING

Our robot is simply controlled. You press W to go forward, Press D to turn right, Press A to turn left, and S to back up (MOTOR A AND B). The third motor is controlled by pressing up arrow to go up and down arrow to do down(MOTOR C). The screenshot below shows the NXT remote program we use to control it.

TESTING TRIAL WIN OR LOSS ADJUSTMENT 1 WIN MADE TANK TREADS 2 WIN ADDED WHEELS 3 WIN MADE ATTACK MOTOR STURDY 4 WIN MADE WALL DURABLE 5 WIN CHANGED OUT OLD PARTS 6 WIN LONGER CLAW 7 LOSS SIDE ARM PROTECTION 8 WIN CHANGED OUT OLDER PARTS 9 WIN MADE WALL STURDY 10 LOSS CHANGED WHOLE WALL AND ATTACK

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Robots in the Military:

America thought about creating robots that are related to the robots that are seen in movies like Star Wars or Terminator. Today the government is creating new military robots to help out in battles or wars. For example they created a robot called The Walking Reality which is used to carry supplies for troops and they have the Fire Crew robots which is used for tackle onboard ships run by the U.S. Navy. Many other robots are still being made and used to serve the military.

And not only regular robots will be made but also make soldiers into cyborgs. To do so, the government started to create exoskeletons and many types of wearable computers, a definition of a super soldier! With these technology equipment the military will be stronger and powerful. Oh and of course the government is working on a project to create robotic dogs that can be controlled by each soldier! The soldiers could one day assign robot helpers special missions that can make things easier.

Each robot that will be created is going to change how we see in the battle fields. Less soldiers will be injured and less lives will be at risk. Many years from now, if we be in a battle or war, the fields will look like a scene from Star Wars or Transformers! But I'm not saying that war will be awesome, things may not work out and the robots can go against us if it has fallen into the wrong hands.

Source 1 http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120928-battle-bots-think-for-themselves

Source 2 http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120928-battle-bots-think-for-themselves

Source 3 http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120928-battle-bots-think-for-themselves

Specifications: Robot Dimensions: Length: 12 inches Width: 11 inches Height: 10.5 inches

Main Components: 2 motors (B and C) to drive 1 motor (A) to attack Pictures of Robot:

Programming: We use NXT remote to control our robot. It is a Bluetooth program that can be changed to be the way we want. Here is a screenshot:

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Testing: We had practice battles in class against each other to improve our robots. When we lost we tried to make improvements. The data is in the table below

Trial Win/ Adjustments loss 1 Loss First battle ever did, need to upgrade back wheels. 2 loss Many broken parts on wall, but drives way better than before 3 win Wall a little weak but still stands like a pro, arm needs support though 4 win Many easy spots for robot to be pulled to bricks, need to cover it up 5 loss Arm got stuck and is broken off from robot, needs a stronger handle for arm

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Military robots for Battle bots

Have you noticed that there are many unique mobilized military vehicle's with each a different design??. They may be different but they both consist of heavy armor, heavy fire power, and defensive or offensive tactics. Tanks, troop carriers, and armored cars share these similarities proving to be front of the line combatants. Our robot was sparked by the creativity of combing designs of each vehicle to make a fully equipped machine proving to be successful in combat. Tanks are heavy armored machines made for offensive tactical situations. There articulated metal tracks prove to be useful in tough terrains helping with maneuverability. The idea of this concept of continuous metal helped design the lower part of our battle bot. Adding the tracks sufficiently increased the stiffness , durability, and strength. These offense tactics are useful for being able to push opponents and not being able to be pushed.

Troop carriers are armored vehicles with storage areas designed to carry troops. This vehicle is heavy armored to protect cargo or military troops. The idea involving storage areas seems useful to placing weights into the inner shell of the our battle bot armor. While the storage areas helped with weights they also assisted with fully keeping the attack arm steady when in combat. both these tactical upgrades helped with offense and defense as the robot can fully attack opponent while defending its balloon.

Anti air crafts are armored weapons used for taking down opponents in long ranges. Air crafts are used for protecting naval while targeting both air and ground units in any location. The idea to locate any opponent in a high range contributed to our battle bot arm build. As our battle bot arm will expand unfolding its self in a hostile situation targeting opponent. This build has been incredibly by passing enemies defenses.

Links and sources https://www.google.com/search?q=tanks&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA3pCwtMzSAhVmr1QKHeDy AJcQ_AUIBigB&biw=1366&bih=662&safe=active&ssui=on#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=small+tanks&*&imgrc=OeRbwShSV6Ac1M: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles#Anti- aircraften.wikipedia.org https://www.google.com/search?q=scout+car+definition&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved= 0ahUKEwil6ojIr8zSAhVLrlQKHUhqBLgQ_AUIBigB&biw=1366&bih=662&dpr=1&safe=active&ssui=on#img rc=E-XlhbvUlKXYEM:www.google.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle#Armoured_caren.wikipedia.org

Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org Specifications Robot Dimensions Length 7'8 Width 9'4 Height 11'7

Main components 1 motor (A) used for attacking 2 motors (B&C) for driving Attacking arm with 2 thumb pins Shielding armor for protection 1 small rubberized tire on back Tank treads on both sides red interior used for durability and grip

Programing Our program uses 2 motors B and C for driving the speed is kept constantly at 75% with spin speed of 33% and turn ratio of 33%. These setting help with turning ratios, an 1 motor is also used for attacking motor A which speed is kept at 75%. We can also enable key board to access different controlling tactics using letters to activate motors. The program is called NXT remote and I included a screenshot above.

Testing We had lots of battles in class to make our robots better. When something broke or fell off, we improved it. The results of all of our testing can be found below.

trial result modifications 1 lost Attack arm had small length, no sufficient attack 2 win Body structure was built, great defense tactic, defending against attacks 3 win Improved length of arm, more sufficient attack for reaching opponents 4 lost Motor issues terrible driving, caused turning problems 5 Lost Armor detached during battle, leaving balloon defenseless against opponent 6 win New ideas on attaching armor, this stabilized structure also adding weight for pushing

Design Document ​ Research: Predator drones are a way to spy or to see things or people in stealth, and attack from the shadows. Predator drones are being modified greatly and are becoming more small and are becoming more camouflaged to the environment. Predator drones are a great technology that lets us do things that are not possible such as take a picture from 300 ft in the air. It is also a way to spy which is very useful for seeing what the enemy might do, or what they might plan to do in order to protect our country. This predator drone may also be modified to shoot bullets in order to attack the enemy, but this is very dangerous because if this falls in the wrong hands, bad things happen. The same thing with the NXT robot and the camera attached to the front in order to see through a maze.

The Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS) is a very advanced ​ ​ ​ robot that is very intelligent as well as deadly in many ways. It can be used to scout people as well as attack them from a far distance because of its machine guns. It also has tank like wheels so it would have better traction and so it would be easier to move. It has mini rocket launchers to create massive explosions or to clear path ways such as doors and obstacles. It also has a camera and gps built in it to find and manipulate without being seen just like the drone. Just like our own robot, we control with a remote. But the military’s technology remote is more sophisticated and has more controls.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency that is responsible for developing new technology to be used in the U.S. military. It is funding robotic companies that are developing new robots to be used for battle. The Boston Dynamics, which is being funded by DARPA, is creating a different military robot. It is called “Bigdog” and it is 3 ft. long, 2.5 ft. tall, and 240 lbs. This robot is mobile in snow, rain, ice, mud and other terrain. It can go 4 mph and carry 340 lbs. It moves like a real animal, with a menacing look. This relates to our work, because our robot is a tank that carries a heavy load of weight and it goes fast for its weight. They are both controlled with a remote and they both defend a certain thing. The Bigdog defends the items it had and the people and our robot defends the balloon it has behind it.

Citations:

Predator drones:http://www.military.com/equipment/drones and Different types of ​ ​ military robots: http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/military-robots ​

MAARS:http://www.popsci.com/iranian-general-promises-robot-soldiers ​

BigDog:http://www.robots-and-androids.com/military-robots.html ​

Specification: Width: 8 ½ in. Height: 8 in.

Length:10 in. Weight: 1799 grams Main Components: ● 2 large wheels ● 2 motors for moving and 1 for attacking ● 9 long bricks ● 2 NXT motors ● 1 EV3 motor ● 6 Lego brick weights ● 500 gram weight

Programming:

The above program is a program that let us control our robot with a controller. We used this program to move the robot. The program is set for three motors. The joysticks of the controller are for the main motors. The third one is set to the X and O buttons. X moves the motor forward and O is backward. The settings of the controller is that backwards is forward and forward is backwards.

Testing:

At first we started off with the main component of our robot, the brick. We tried adding on to it so that we could add the motors. We found a way to add the motors and a ramp. At first we tried to make it lightweight, but we had to switch to heavyweight due to no heavyweight in our class. We added a platform in the back and added about 5 lego weight bricks to it. We successfully exceeded the 1000 gram limit. We found out that the lego bricks were weighing down the wheels so much that it could barely turn. So we decided to make the front the back the front and the front the back. Since we made

switched the robot, the attack system was facing the wrong way. So we decided to make the third motor stand upright and we made a stand to make the motor stand.

Trial Win/Loss? Modifications

1 Win We created an original design we branched out of to make it better

2 Loss There wasn’t enough weight for heavyweight division, we tried to find a way to add on weight to pass the goal.

3 Win We created a working attack system that was firmly connected to the robot, so that meant it wouldn’t fall off

4 Win We made a small platform and added weight to it so it would pass the goal. It went over the weight goal.

5 Loss We had a problem with the attack system, because it wouldn’t go farther than the front of the robot. It also wouldn’t pop the balloon, so we took it down.

6 Win We put weight, tires, and the attack system in front of the robot to maximize its reach and power

7 Loss Weight falling off suddenly

8 Win We stabilized the weights by putting another line of legos to hold it in place

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Robot in the Military

Drone are a flying robot that is in the military. Drone are use to rescue people or to give supplies to the soldier or even to go and kill someone. Drone can go a deliver food crate to soldiers who are far other on a mission. The military can program the drone to go and assassinate a person who on the list of terrorist. Drones can go and scout the enemy base for the soldier to not risk losing a life.

Source #1(http://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com)

Military robots can be made of many ways like a flying robot or a land robot or even a sea robot. This robots can be used in all different ways. They can be used in all different way like supplies the soldiers that are on missions. The robots can go and scout the enemy base without a soldier being shot. The military robot can even be used to go and take someone out without risking a life.

Source #2(https://prezi.com/kd_3vqro5cbt/what-tasks-do-military- robots-perform/)

I learn from my teacher that a robot was use to go and assassinate a crazy man. They use a robot to go and assassinate the crazy man because they could not risk losing anymore life so they use a robot in stead. They use the robot because the crazy man just kept on shooting without stopping. So the robot went in and throw a bomb at the man. The robot safe a lot of life because of what he did. If the robot didn't do that then that man would have kill a lot of people at the party or club.

Source #3(Mr. Siechert)

Specifications:

Robot Dimensions: Length: 12inch” Width: 6:7inch” Height: 10:4inch”

Main Components: 2 motors (A and C) to drive 1 motor (B) to attack 2 medium tires in the front 2 big grey wheel on back

Pictures of Robot:

Programming: To control the battle bot we use W to move forward S to move back A to turn to the left D to turn to the right. To attack we use J to make it go forward and to bring the attack arm back we use

This is what we use to control the robot for nxts.

Testing:

Trail Win/Loss Modification and Notes 1 Loss Robot was the slow so we turn up the speed. 2 Loss Robot could not turn so we put the turning wheel on lower. 3 Loss Broke the robot down. 4 Loss Made a new robot with help. 5 Loss Still trying to improve robot to make it heavier. 6 Loss Trying to make attack arm longer reach. 7 Loss Add something in the back to make the robot not be able to my flip. 8 Loss I add to more wheel to the front to make the front part not fall and two big wheel in the back to make the robot move. 9 Loss Make the front part more heavier because the attack arm come back and would make the robot bonce. 10 Loss Add a shield to block attacks

Battle Bots Research: Robots have revolutionized warfare as the world knows it. Today the US military uses robots as tools to make wars easier and safer for our men and women in arms. Robots and some advanced technology have been used since World War 1. Today, some of the robots can be controlled in battles from the comfort of someone's house. There are also robots like the “Predator Drone” that can fly over enemy territories without being detected or spotted. On some of the war robots, you can have up to 20 different weapon types. 1 Our robot is similar to the military robots because our robot is designed to complete a specific task. In our case, our task is to pop or push the other robots out of the ring.2 Robots used for the military aren’t always mobile some robots help military in a variety of ways. Military Robots can make weapons and maybe even other robots to help our men and woman in arms.3 Many say that the future of war will be “robotic”, and that might be true. The U.S. military invaded Iraq using unmanned systems, aka drones, in the air and zero of the drones deployed into the ground forces.4 The Main Robots used for the Military are UAV’s and UGVs These stand for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Unmanned Ground Vehicle. These robots are known to perform task that could be dangerous to people and could be fatal to the robot so many Military robots are known as disposable robots.5 There is also another robot called the 510 PackBot that is a multi-mission tactical mobile robot that was developed and manufactured by iRobot. It’s designed to be used by warfighters and first responders to carry out some dangerous missions in high-threat battlefield scenarios. At least or more than 2,000 510 PackBot robots are deployed to places like Iraq and Afghanistan, and over 5,000 PackBots have been delivered to military and civil defence across the world. 6

1 "Military Robots - Robots and Androids." http://www.robots-and-androids.com/military-robots.html. ​ ​ Accessed 1 Mar. 2017. 2 "Military robot - Wikipedia." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_robot. Accessed 8 Feb. 2017. ​ ​ 3 "Autonomous Weapons "Could Be Developed for Use Within Years ...." 14 Apr. 2016, http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/autonomous-weapons-could-be-developed-for-us e-within-years. Accessed 1 Mar. 2017. ​ 4 "The future of war will be robotic - CNN.com." 23 Feb. 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/23/opinion/singer-future-of-war-robotic/. Accessed 6 Mar. 2017. ​ 5 "Autonomous Weapon Systems and US Military Robotics: Unmanned ...." http://www.globalresearch.ca/autonomous-weapon-systems-and-us-military-robotics-unmanned-aerial-and-g round-vehicles-uav-and-ugv/5505415. Accessed 6 Mar. 2017. ​ 6 "iRobot 510 PackBot Multi-Mission Robot - Army Technology." http://www.army-technology.com/projects/irobot-510-packbot-multi-mission-robot/. Accessed 6 Mar. 2017. ​

UGV UAV Specifications: ● Width 10” ● Length 8” ● Height 12” ● Three motors ● One claw ● Two thumb stacks ● Four Weights ● Weighs 1,293 grams

Front view Side view Back view Stinger

Testing:

Trials Win/Loss Modifications

1 Win Original Robot Design 2 Win Added more Wheels to back and working claw so it was a bigger threat 3 Win Added Weight on back wheels to increase the weight so we could be in heavy weight 4 Loss Added more wheels to front to have more friction 5 Win Created final design with wheels in front with very little friction so it could move with ease

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Robotics in the Military

Robots in the military are especially high tech for battles and missions. One of the robots in the military is the Predator. It is a high tech RC/plane and it's wing span is 49ft and is 29ft long, so it can carry about any weapon. The laser guide AMG-114 Hellfire anti armor missiles is a new weapon that it could use. It has been in many wars and was built in 1995. This is one of the military's most famous robot plane.

Source #1 (http://www.learnaboutrobots.com/military.htm)

Exoskeletons suits in the military are put on to a soldier and give them super human abilities. That helps them in many missions that are both combat and logistical tasks. With this soldiers have many advantages to do missions. This allows soldiers to move objects with ease and lift heavy objects.

Source #2 : http://www.army-technology.com/features/featuremilitary-exoskeletons-uncovered- ironman-suits-a-concrete-possibility/

The Patriot missile is a system designed to shoot down enemy missiles and protect people. It was used in many wars such as the Iraqi war and 1991 Gulf war. It flies about 3 to 5 times the speed of sound. So it goes about faster then Mach 1. With the upgraded system is can now even shoot down aircrafts and cruise missiles.

Source#3 : http://science.howstuffworks.com/patriot-missile.

Specifications: Robot Dimensions: Length: 12” Width: 11" Height: 10"

Pictures of Robot:

Main Components: 2 motors (A and B) to drive 1 motor (C) attack arm 2 Large smooth tires 1 small pivot ball

Programming: Our robot uses nxt remote to do battle. This is a blue tooth program so I can change the settings to be custom or the way I want.

Testing: We battled each other for two weeks and used the experience to improve the robot. We put the results below:

Trail/Battle Win/Loss Adjustment

1 win Added a wall 2 win Small claw added 3 loss Put a extended claw 4 win Added a bigger wall 5 Win Bigger claw 6 loss The claw broke and in made it stronger 7 Win Made a better wall 8 win Made a stronger and longer claw 9 win Added lots of weight

Robotics Design Document:

Research: For this project I researched two military robots. The first robot is called Gladiator and its main job is to shoot the other team, it also has a gun on top and missiles. One cool fact about this robot is that he will replace soldiers in the future. Another cool fact about this robot is that it is remote controlled. The second robot is TALON and its main job is to maybe someday replace real tanks. One cool fact about this robot is that it has high technology which might make it better than a tank. Another cool fact is that it is really expensive. The last robot is called the Unmanned ground vehicle, (UGV) and its main job is to do dangerous jobs. One cool fact is that it has anti-tank guns. Also, another cool fact about this robot is that it is controlled by only one person.

Gladiator

TALON

Unmanned ground vehicle

Sources: http://www.prweb.com/releases/tardec/army_robots/prweb3426804.htm http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/usmc-gladiators-to-pack-a-swarm-01198/ https://oshkoshdefense.com/technology-1/unmanned-ground-vehicle/

Specifications: Robot Dimensions: Length: 10” Width: 9” Height: 10”

Pictures of Robot:

This is the full picture of the robot. The attack arm is turned back so it could fit in the box, and the wires are long so the other robots can’t get the balloon.

This pictures shows how long the attack arm could reach. I made the arm long so I could get the other robot’s balloon easier.

This picture shows the shield. The shield is to protect the balloon from the other robots attack arm.

Main Components: 2 motors (B and C) to drive 1 motor (A) to swing/attack arm 2 medium tires with a smooth texture 2 medium grey wheel on back

Programming: For the programing we have to use a laptop to control my nxt battlebot. To get to the page that has the control you will click on Bluetooth and put your robot team letter to connect with the laptop. When you do this exit the page and go to desktop then click on the icon to open it. Then after all that, you will go down with your mouse and click on the button that says “Click here to control with keyboard.” You could also adjust the movement speed, the turning speed, and the acceleration speed on the left side.

To move the robot you will use, A to turn left, D to turn right, S to go back, and W to go forward. To attack you will press O which will swing the robot attack arm down to hit the target. To retract it back you will have to press L which will make it come back.

Testing: We made the arm longer because it was hard to take out the other team’s robot, even though we won. The wheel was too big and it kept on going out so we lost, and we made it smaller. Then the back wheel was too small and didn’t turn very well so we made it bigger to turn better, and we won. So, the next battle we went to our robot kept on tipping over so we added 2 legs on the sides so it won’t tip over, but we still won. Then the last battle until the tournament our claw was too short and we lost because our arm didn’t extend far. Finally we added weight so the other robot can’t push us out and we also made the shield bigger and it help us out a lot.

Trial Win/Loss Adjustments 1 W I won, but my robot claw was too short so I made it longer. 2 L The wheel was too big and was close to going out so we made it smaller. 3 W The wheel on the back was too small and didn’t turn well so we make it bigger. 4 W We won again, but our robot kept tipping over so we added 2 legs on the side. 5 L Our arm was still too short and we lost, so instead of extending the arm we put weight and added a bigger shield.

Battle Bots Design Document:

Research: The military robots are interested in many ways. MAARS is a war bot. One interesting fact is that the robot can carry rockets and machine guns. We used Qinetiq as a source to find the information of this robot. Another robot is a robot named saffir. What it does is that it helps the military in war and it reacts really fast it also has smart sensors to detect smoke scensers or gernades. The website we used was digital trends. One of our favorites is the Guard bot. It looks like a two sided eyeball. It can ride on water and roll on land. We used popular science to discover this robot. These robots relate to our robot because our robot is about battling. Our robot flips the opponent’s robot to attack it. Popular science helped us find all our details for these robots.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/coolest-military-robots/ http://www.popsci.com/tags/military-robots https://www.qinetiq-na.com/wp-content/uploads/brochure_maars.pdf

Specifications: Robot Dimensions Length: 14 ½” Width: 5 ½” Height: 9 ½”

Pictures of Robot:

2 motors (B and C) to drive 1 motor (A) so the flipper can activate 1 small grey ball on back so it can turn better It has two wheels so it can be faster and it can turn better Programming: All we have to do is sign in to minestorm remote and then connect it to Bluetooth with the robot. For our program we use an xbox controller and a program named minestorm remote. The right trigger causes the robot to start driving. The left stick lets it turn the direction you want it to go. The left Trigger cause it to drive backwards. The button that we use for the flipper was bottom RT. Lastly we can start driving.

Testing: We changed the brain to the EV3 so we can drive better and easier. We also have added another wheel so it can make sharper turns and better speed. We also changed the whole shield so it can be more sturdy and block better. We also changed one of our motors to the flipper because we wanted to try something new. Then we lowered the flipper to find a gap to flip the opponent.

Trial Win/loss Adjustments 1 Win We added another wheel for speed 2 Win We updated the shield by making it higher 3 Win We didn’t change anything 4 loss We made the flipper more attached 5 loss We putted the flipper more downer so it can just tip it over

BATTLE BOTS Design Document:

Research: my summary is about robots that are used in the military and that are used in war. Anbot is a military police robot used in china . The anbot can reach speed of 18kmh to catch fleeing criminals also Anbot can undertake riot control, by remotely firing its electroshock weapons. Exoskeleton, this was developed by Harvard University, because soldiers would have a heavy bag on their back so a exo suit would help them carry heavy things on their back, they can hold up to 200lbs . Terminator conundrum, is a robot that Russia and china and the USA are working on so they can lock on targets. Like enemy helicopters or jets or any enemy targets. Links to robots http://www.popsci.com/tags/military-robots https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/us/pentagon-artificial-intelligence-terminator.html?_r=0\ http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/robotics/military-robots/darpa-tests-batterypowered-exoskeletons-on- real-soldiers

Specifications: Length: 8” Width: 9.5” Height: 12” Weight 1,582 grams

Pictures of Robot:

Main Components: 3 motors 2 motors to drive 1 motor used to attack/claw 1 small grey wheel on back Motors A/B to drive Motors C to attack

Programming: First we Bluetooth robot to our NXT remote. The Bluetooth is really good and our connection speed doesn’t take a long time to connect. And our motor speed is all max up to 100%. And our motor are on float. Because if there on reverse they go the opposite way. And for our controls we can set it to any key we want for we can feel comfortable with it by double clicking it. And we have our driving controls to the arrows and the enter key reverses our claw backwards and space bar makes our claw go forward to attack.

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Testing: we won most of our matches. But we also made some few adjustments. Our first match we won but decided to add weights why because we didn’t want get push and we can push other robot. But our tires weren’t as good so we added 1 more tire to each side to be more stable and for more grip. In one of our battles they complained about our claw so we fixed it by making the claw more bendable/flexible. After that we made our shield way more stable. Why because our shield would be lose in our battles and they would attack us easier. And are shield well fall something so we made it better. We also added a front shield for flippers wont flip us.

Trial Win/loss Adjustments 1 Win We added weights to push other robot 2 Win Added more wheels, 2 on each side to have more grip 3 Win Adjusted claw to where it fits in box 4 Win Made shield more stable, it used to fall off during battles 5 Loss Cleaned tires for more traction

Military Research

There are many different kinds of military robots in use in the world. Big Dog, Walle, Darpa, UGV, and MULE, just to name a few.1 A kind of robot that is like ours are the UGVs, which are unmanned ground vehicles.2 They are mainly controlled by humans, but can operate on their own. Also, they can go around places and gather information about the terrain without putting anyone at risk.3 They can make impossible missions for humans possible without making anyone at risk.4 Most of the time they have sensors to guide themselves and make their own decisions.5 One that is like ours is Gladiator, an unmanned ground vehicle that is big and fully capable of ramming things (it has guns though).6

Gladiator was designed to minimize the risk for Marines during special operation missions.7It is capable of reconnaissance, assault, surveillance, and breaching missions with its basic technical design.8 There were previous problems in the ugvs before this and Gladiator was made to fix all of the previous problems.9 It was used ahead of the marines to scout the safest approach to get to a target.10 Also, it is able to go in many kinds of environments so they can be used almost anywhere.11 Also, when the Gladiator is threatened he is capable of firing back with his guns.12 Like our robot Gladiator is controlled by humans, but Gladiator is capable of making his own decisions. Military robots are alike and dislike what is being used for Battle Bots TOT.

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Specifications

Width: 20.5 cm Height: 17.5 cm Length: 26 cm

This is our robot left side view This is our robot front view

This is our robot back view This is our robot right side view

Main components: ● Two motors to accelerate (A, B) ● Two medium sized wheels ● A box to hold weights ● Two walls covering the front section ● A marble wheel to keep balance ● 1 Ev3 Command Brick

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Programming

Our program takes the movement of the joysticks and then uses it accordingly to move the robot. Originally there was an X button added to the program, but we didn’t make an arm so we didn’t need that program. We also changed the ports that the motors are in and made them port B and C. One thing about our program is that you can control the speed of the motors for forwards and backwards. It takes how far the joysticks are being pushed and makes that the power.

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TESTING:

Originally our robot had four motors and was in the lightweight class. Next, we added a wall to protect from incoming robot arms. Then, we redesigned our robot to make it only have two motors but it was angled down. After that we decided to fix the angle and made it even with its wheels and its marble on the back. We then added a box of weights to our robot to take it from lightweight to heavyweight. We added a couple of walls around the box, too. Finally, we downloaded a new program to make sure we had a good program that wouldn’t glitch out. And that is the bob we have now.

Trial Modifications

1 Changed program to cooperate with 4 motors to see if it would work

2 Gave our robot a wall on his head to protect from balloon popping arms

3 Redesigned our robot entirely to have only 2 motors instead of 4

4 Redesigned our robot again because we thought of a better design

6 Changed the program to just have two motors instead of 4

7 Downloaded new program to make sure it was fully operational

8 Added weights to become in the heavyweight class

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BattleBots Design Document

Research: Over time, robots have diversitized and gotten more complex in order to assist ​ the human race, but over the span of the last couple of years, robots have increased in relative need to 21st century commerce and military implementation. Robots today have many uses An example of a military robot is the MQ-1 Predator, which is a drone. This drone is primarily used by the United States Air force, and United States Central Intelligence Agency. This drone is armed and is mostly used to execute high priority targets and enemy bases. It can also perform surveillance tasks and many more, and it does all of this with no pilot in the cockpit.

One of the main ways that our robot relates to robots in the military is how durable our robot is. Robots in the military are usually made of strong metals and fiber so that they don't break down in the battlefield. Unfortunately we were not allowed to make our robot out of those materials, so we had to settle for legos. In our opinion though, we think our robot is almost as sturdy as it can be considering it is made out of legos. We have tested this in many ways, like driving into bricks, and other tests related to that, and our robot has not been damaged significantly once. Also, our robot is very simple to control. Robots in the military can't have to many buttons and controls or else soldiers will have trouble controlling it which could lead to the loss of many lives. Our robot also, has very simple controls, so that all of our group members can control the robot and have skill using the robot without difficulty.

Many robots new types of robots are being developed as we speak so they can be unveiled to the world. Another Example of a robot used in the military is the Foster-Miller

TALON. This robot is one of the fastest robots on earth. It can travel through almost any surface,

including sand, water, and snow, and can be controlled from up to 1,000 meters away. Our final example of a robot used in the military, is the Guardium. This robot is an israeli unmanned ground vehicle. This robot can easily fend off and stop attacks from opposing armies and forces.

One of the main inspirational forces to make the Guardium was that israeli forces could fight off attackers easily without a soldier risking his life on the battlefield. These are just some a couple of the robots created or in creation, so far in the small amount of years that robots have become mainstream.

Hopefully, we can develope robot even more extensively than we have now to help us in more than just the battlefields, like in hospitals, or maybe even in our houses. Just imagine how far we have came so far with robots, so imagine how far we can go and what heights our technology can reach to help the human race.

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. Specifications:

Weight:

The robot has a total net weight of 1649 grams without dongle and 1688 grams with dongle.

Dimensions:

Length:11 & 6/16 inches

Width: 11 & ½ inches ​ Height: 11 & ¼ inches

Main Components:

-NXT

-Popping arm

-Third motor (to power popping arm)

-Four small wheels

-Four big wheels

-2x fifty-three gram weights over the wheels to maximize productivity and use of the weights

-Cage around robot

-Cage tightener in the back

-Two tacks on two separate parts of the arm.

-Wheel tighteners (keeps the wheels in place more efficiently)

Programming:

We used a PlayStation Remote to control our robot through a bluetooth program ​ ​

Pictures of program-

The picture below is the same as the picture above besides the fact that the tabs for the program are changed. The tabs that were changed were explained in the top right of the program above the block with A

The picture below is the same as the one above just switching the tabs to

ng the tabs.

Trials

Trials Adjustments Trial One Original design, one popping arm and a wall in the front. Trial Two Added a cage around the robot for extra protection and more strength. Trial Three Extended the arm length to increase the possibility to pop the balloon. Trial Four Added an Extra tack to the arm to furthermore increase the probability to pop the balloon.

Research: There are many different types of robots in the military and they are used to do many different tasks, but one of the most important tasks that they do is that they do things that humans can’t do. For example, there is a robot called the Daksh which is mainly used to go and defuse bombs/explosive devices. This would be extremely dangerous if a normal human did it, but with this robot this task becomes safer to do. Other examples of robots used in the military are drones. The drone was made by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in order to carry out dangerous missions. A drone named MQ-1 Predator has cameras and sensors in order for it to carry AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other explosives. UCAV’s are also drones, but they are made to an extent where they are able to attack without anyone controlling it. It was specifically made for that use. UAVs and UCAV’s both can carry out missions that could be very dangerous for humans and the drones also make people more safe due to them controlling themselves. The military has developed other robots too, such as the MARCbot. The MARCbot has many different tasks, but one of the most important task that it has is to find and look for suspicious objects in the war in Iran. This robot is one of the most used robots in the military it could run for 6 hours on a full charge and it has a camera so when driven around it could look at the different things that it finds. This is a very important robot in the military and they use this robot a lot because it’s so useful. The robot that we have is related to the military robots because like the military robots it can be controlled manually with a controller, joystick, or keys. Another reason that battle bots is similar to the military robots because it does things that would be too dangerous for people do. For example, infiltrating an enemy's base will be easier since small remote controlled robots will be used. In conclusion robots in the military are almost the same as robots made for battle bots.

Citations: http://www.armyofrobots.com/current-use-military.html http://www.robots-and-androids.com/military-robots.html http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a2653/4252643/

Specifications:

Length: 11.25 inches Width: 9 inches Height: 11.5 inches

The robot we made for Battle bots was specifically made to do certain things. The robot is in the heavyweight class, weighing approximately 1,030 grams. It uses a ramp in order for the opposing team’s robot to flip over and also an arm to swipe at the balloon to pop it. The robot is currently 11.25 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 11.5 inches tall.

Main Components:

4 large tires 3 motors 2 weights 1 thumbtack A ramp That’s 5,15/16 inches 1 arm

Programming

This is a program that is specifically designed to make the arm go down and up with two different buttons. Then you can go up and down with the joysticks. And you can go left or right, too with a joystick.

Testing:

Our first design was a robot that had pushing power with a wall, and a long arm to pop balloons. We kept this design for most of the competition but then we added weights and then we took them off due to the robot being too heavy and how we attached the weights. For the last round we kept the original design.

Trials Win/Loss Modifications

1 Win The First design was a design with an arm that was used to pop the other opponents balloon and it also included a wall because we needed to push other robots.

2 Win After we had one battle we realized that the wall was dragging on the ground so we had to lift it up so it doesn’t drag.

3 Loss Our robot was unstable so we decided to add weights to the root to stabilize it.

4 Win When we added the weights we added them with tape but then we had to take them off because adding them with tape is illegal.

5 Loss We decided to make the arm more lethal so we added thumbtacks to it so it would take out the balloon faster.

Functions Buttons

Turn Right Right Joystick

Turn Left Left Joystick

Arm Down Press/ hold “O”

Arm Up Press/ hold “X”

This table represents how we control the robot. The robot is controlled by a game controller known as a PS2 controller. The table on the top represents the different buttons on the controller and what functions they are used for.