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Auger Robot
student in 2.007 Design and Manufacturing I

Cambridge, MA

February – May, 2018

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With only a kit of tools and raw materials, 2.007 challenged me to build a robot that navigates a chocolate factory-themed competition table. I designed Mad Max, a fully remote-controlled robot that collects golden eggs with an auger. Learn about my design process:

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Mad Max scopes up eggs and funnels them into a bed with an auger. Linkages control the auger tilt and bed dumper

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CAD model

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the chocolate factory

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example analysis

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