Project: Build a robot
Product used: DryLin S aluminum shafting, DryLin R linear bearings

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There is A Lot of Awesome Robot Makers at Millis High School, which is cause for ALARM…robotics, that is. This team of about 20 students has come together, with products donated by igus®, to create “Ringo”, a robotic competitor in the FIRST Overdrive challenge.

Ringo uses rings to grab the course trackballs and catapult them over a hurdle using surgical tubing and a winch. The drive train has four wheels, is powered by a motor, and the front and rear wheels are steered independently, lending optimum maneuverability.

The DryLin® S aluminum shafting was used as machine turning shafts that were attached to the wheel modules. In conjunction with DryLin® R linear bearings, the mechanism ran smoothly and efficiently.

For more information on this Quarterfinalist team, visit ALARM Robotics.