Donal MurrayThe Rube Goldberg MachineThis project was actually surprisingly fun even if it was frustrating at times. I first began by looking online for inspiration and came…Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
Donal MurrayDesign changes or lack thereofSo I did consider many design changes even though I didn’t end up implementing any permanently. The most obvious is the third wheel for…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Donal MurrayThe Ping Pong LauncherHave you ever seen one of those machines that fires baseballs or American footballs? Well I built one of those for ping pong balls except…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Donal MurrayObstacle Course and Launcher: Best laid plans of mice and men go awryOn the surface it felt like a simple task, send the robot through a simple course and use a homemade launcher to fire ping pong balls at…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Donal MurrayAssembling the RobotDo you ever look at instructions manuals and wonder how boring it must be to write those things? Is that an actual job one can have? In…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Donal MurrayThe CAD model and it’s consequences have been a disaster for my Soul.There were numerous setbacks in this simple project that unfortunately turned it from what should have been a quick work into a marathon…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021