Robotics: Smart Spinner

Hi!  Porter again.

I have been working on the Smart Spinner!

 I was excited to watch it spin!

I tried different gears to see how they spun.

This is what I reported for how long each gear combination spun.

I couldn't believe that the last one only spun for 1 second!

That was hilarious!

To make my spinner last the longest, 

I'll make sure that the top has the small gear 

and the handle has the big gear.

I wouldn't mind trying two small gears 

and see if that makes a difference.

Robotics: Dancing Birds

Hi! Porter here.

I just finished the 'Dancing Birds'

project for my robotics class.

Did you know that if you twist the 'belt' 

it makes the birds turn different directions?

But if it isn't twisted, they turn in the same direction.

And because the 'hubs' (those are the green wheels) are the same size,

they turn the same speed!

I even played with the timed motor. 

Different times made them turn different.

I really enjoyed making this project!

I can hardly wait for the next one.

I still have more basics and activity videos to do.

I got through the first 10 basics before this project.  

And I have learned so much!

I'll show that in my next post.