Hello everyone!
My name is Rogel Aguilar and I am with the Anteater Dynamics team here at the University of California, Irvine. Our school has partnered with ROBOTIS for a senior design project that aims to create a low-cost 7 degree-of-freedom robot using Dynamixel actuators. Our team will be sharing weekly progress updates.
Please check out out GitHub for more detailed updates (code, images, CAD, etc.)
Feb. 06 2025 Updates:
Mechanical
This past week our mechanical team has refined the conceptual CAD of the robotic arm into a functioning assembly with Dynamixel actuators.
Electrical
Our electrical team has been compiling an initial BOM for all of the components of our robot.
Software
Our software team has been exploring different simulation software and familiarizing themselves with ROS and Gazebo.
Next Week’s Goals
- Begin FEA simulations of our CAD model.
- Continue work on the BOM.
- Decide and research what type of controller our robot will use.