“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.” ~ Linus Torvalds I’ve being doing a lot of talking about it these last few blogs but I haven’t really said how I’m going to get this robot around the course now have I? …

“The strain (deformation) of an elastic object or material is proportional to the stress applied to it” Above is a law of elasticity discovered by the English scientist Robert Hooke all the way back in 1660 but one which we still use every day and, conveniently, that I have also…

Another day, another blog post! Welcome back guys! As you can probably tell by the title, this blog post is going to take us through any of the little tweaks or changes I made to Eli’s physical set up in order to complete the tasks. …

When my mother first heard the words ‘Obstacle Course’ she was hesitant. When she then heard that I’d need to have it constructed for about two weeks in order to practise she said “No way.”. And to be fair there wasn’t really any 2m x 0.6m area in the house…

The moment has come, Eli has finally arrived! After weeks of waiting it was time to get down to business. The two things on my checklist? Assembling and Testing. ASSEMBLY Firstly, Eli arrived in a cute little box and was very well packed up, giving me peace of mind that all…

It’s blog post #3 and there is still no sign of Eli. I’d held off on this post in the hope that he would arrive and I would be able to show off my finalised CAD with all his little features but alas my deadline is approaching this weekend and…

Unfortunately due to Brexit and some.. shall we say sub-standard customer service, Eli’s arrival has been delayed :( So, to keep myself occupied in the meantime, I have began modelling his main features through the much-loved computer-aided-design package, SolidWorks! …

Hello, world! and welcome to my blog. First things first, get to know me! I’m in my third year of Engineering with Management; a unique course offered in Trinity College Dublin. One of 7 girls amidst 21 boys, blessed are thou amongst men as despite the unequal numbers there is…