XRP Design Challenge Winners!
We just wrapped up our design challenge on Printables and received 180 entries! Thanks to everyone who entered a project, we appreciate you all.
We just wrapped up our design challenge on Printables and received 180 entries! Thanks to everyone who entered a project, we appreciate all the effort and time that went into each and every submission (except the spam submissions, we don't appreciate that). Without further ado...
Winning Project
Made By Wild Willy
Description: This is a modified XRP chassis with swerve drive modules.
"I tried to keep most of the original XRP features, so the size and mounting rails are the same. Both the battery and the controller are mounted in a frame as in the original (however vertical), and the o-ring and the motors are the same.
The swerve drive allows the wheels to spin and change direction by the use of two stationary motors. The rotation of the motors is transferred to the wheel assembly by the use of two gears rotating around the wheel. The model features both a differential swerve (orange) and coaxial swerve (green). The modules look the same from the outside, but are controlled differently."
Congrats on the win Willy!
Runner Up
XRP Fully Printed Track System (2 Versions)
Made By qwerty
Description: 2 Fully 3D printed XRP track systems. One more on the realistic side, the other one focused on printer friendliness.
Qwerty submitted a ton of really high-quality projects, and if the scoring was cumulative for all the submissions, they definitely would have one. Still, these track systems are seriously impressive and stand alone as the runner-up.
3rd Place
Strider Type Robotic Legs for XRP
Made By PlantagoLabs
Description: This model is a set of printable legs for a XRP robot. The walking motion is fully mechanical and is driven by the XRP kit motors. The legs are able to walk over obstacles and the robot is also capable of turning.
Another movement-based project that impressed our judges, these strider-type robotic legs have an undeniable cool factor (don't act like you don't also think it's cool).
Judges Choices
So, we were only supposed to give away five Judges Choices Awards, but we couldn't pick between a few of the projects, so we have six now!
Made By a slice of mechatronics
xrp_fastcar: An alternative chassis for the XRP
Made By sydaio
Made By Ismael EP
Made By Shane Loretz
Made By DR2D
Made By PlantagoLabs
"Robots too deserve to eat cupcakes."
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