Sweeper - Materials

With minds anew and money in the pockets we got out and about to gather what we could and needed to make this project work with a bang. Initially we went on a mission for magnets but came out empty handed. But with each adventure came new ideas until we stopped on the idea of mixing Raro water together where the Raro would start on a sheet of paper and the robot would go around sprinkling down water to change the color of the paper for effect. And so happy with the idea we searched our wallets.

Now came a thought, what else could be done? Searching the recesses of our memory we recalled the idea of light graffiti. So we made another mission to another store to buy us LED lights for attachable use onto our robot. Luckily for us we already had material from home for use such as a small water bottle. And cotton to keep the water seeping through the bottle but not too fast. The straw was also the fail safe should the cotton prove too strong a object to pass through.









Now to complete the package we needed things to really complete our robot.
1) Brush bristles for the sweeper.









2) Glow sticks for emphasized light effect.









3) A cool robot to put everything on.









4) For everything to work.
Now.. Number just didn't seem to go as we first planned. We had the materials and we even had the robot. But once again for the weight of the accessories, mobility proved all but impossible to maneuver appropriately to the programming. It moved but not that great having a strong lean to one side.
The cotton as feared was too strong a object for the water to pass through and not only that but the straw was just as unsuccessful.
The hair bristles did not rotate underneath the sweepers as planned.
Sensor wise?.. The ultrasonic sensors were not responding to our programming and commands which made any trial impossible to being with, and.. We couldn't use the Glow-Sticks until show time seeing as they only last a good eight hours so we had nothing to show for three days of work in the end.
So after another hard days work we crammed our minds together and decided to come back tomorrow fresh with ideas and a clear head. And so we did.