Semester 1 · Sumobot

Week 1: Actuators

Open to everyone

Getting started

Welcome to our first weekly workshop! Today, we're going to be looking at some of the actuators we'll be working with for Sumobots.

Today, we've given you a few components:

  • TT motor
  • MX1508 motor driver
  • 9g servo motor

The main purpose of this lab is to get you used to working in the CTL, using the VirtualBench all in one electronics lab and getting a feel for what you can expect from the components we provide. Engineering is often flooded with equations and simulations, so this is a chance to get an intuitive feel for how these systems work in the real world.

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