| 16 | | Wood is another material we use a lot in robotics. Especially in early prototyping, wood is very easy to cut and fasten, and it is pretty light and relatively strong. We use it to make preliminary prototypes of the [https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FC4s6Z4yxuE/WIBYsPINAUI/AAAAAAAAHBg/UG1tzZ4vnzAa1hwqsugQ3dZHsSRG-RfTgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2708.jpg drive train,] of [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYu_5ILdGgY/maxresdefault.jpg mechanisms,] and of [https://uploads.thealternativepress.com/uploads/photos/best_059dffc37791183ea10e_IMG_0499.JPG field pieces.] However, we sometimes use it on our robot, too. Last year, the winch of our climber was a rotating wood cylinder wrapped in Velcro. |
| | 16 | Wood is another material we use a lot in robotics. Especially in early prototyping, wood is very easy to cut and fasten, and it is pretty light and relatively strong. We use it to make preliminary prototypes of the [https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FC4s6Z4yxuE/WIBYsPINAUI/AAAAAAAAHBg/UG1tzZ4vnzAa1hwqsugQ3dZHsSRG-RfTgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2708.jpg drive train,] of [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYu_5ILdGgY/maxresdefault.jpg mechanisms,] and of [https://uploads.thealternativepress.com/uploads/photos/best_059dffc37791183ea10e_IMG_0499.JPG field pieces.] However, we sometimes use it on our robot, too. Last year, the winch of our climber was a rotating wood cylinder wrapped in Velcro. Wood is strong across the grain (the lines that run through the wood) but weak along the grain so [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plywood plywood] is made by gluing together thin sheets with the grain running in different directions making the overall sheet much stronger. |
