@LTF85199 the robot has three motors w/wheels placed on every other side of the hexagon. The wheels push against the tree and the motors provide the power to roll up or down.
yeah it does. you can see two parallel shafts that extend to hold a wheel and motor assembly, the shafts are pushed against the tree by two springs. so the robot can accomadate a wide range of diameters.
Hello :) nice project :) did this device climbed the tree top successfully? :)
callofevolution 1 month ago
Can't Believe MIT sponsored this project....
flawed in multiple levels. works perfectly on screen.
snmg1975 6 months ago
@snmg1975 well okkkkk...thanks for the helpful criticism, I'm sure it will help in our next model
romnite 6 months ago
Nice and thanks for sharing.. but how exactly does it work?
LTF85199 1 year ago
@LTF85199 the robot has three motors w/wheels placed on every other side of the hexagon. The wheels push against the tree and the motors provide the power to roll up or down.
romnite 1 year ago
@romnite oh I see it now thanks.. have you tried to build a prototype?
LTF85199 1 year ago
@LTF85199 Yeah I helped build it about three years ago. This was a project I worked on in high school through the Lemelson-MIT Inventeam program.
romnite 1 year ago
Does it adjust if the trunks diameter changes over time?
No1CGIguy 2 years ago
yeah it does. you can see two parallel shafts that extend to hold a wheel and motor assembly, the shafts are pushed against the tree by two springs. so the robot can accomadate a wide range of diameters.
romnite 2 years ago
too bad it will work on coconut trees only :(
kartofianbg 3 years ago
really there is no big difference between a coconut tree and say a telephone pole. the robot could be easily modded to work on other things.
romnite 2 years ago
lame idea
siedpe13 3 years ago
niceeeeeeeeeee
yadigadiga 3 years ago