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A project log for Skeliwedge Mk4

This is my new iteration of Skeliwedge, my 150g antweight Wedge bot

adityaprakash23AdityaPrakash23 08/31/2025 at 09:490 Comments

I was putting in my best effort to finish the robot and prepare for the Sunday's event. I also went to the uni's Makerspace to attempt finishing the prints and preparing the electronics. All my electronics preparation was looking good. However my new ant-switch was not working at all. I ended up swapping in multiple micro-switches. I finally got it to work, but my older solders for motor connectors kept getting loose. In my attempt to fix them, I ended up frying my right side controller of the Malinki. 

I was extremely heartbroken, because with my last Malinki getting damaged, that meant I couldn't bring a working robot to the event.

After a much needed long sleep and a refreshed mind, I am planning to continue working and improving skeliwedge and prepare it well and way before the next tournament. There is still some work left to do on this front

1. Electronics revamp and improvements
2. Weight reduction and print testing main chassis to get it as light as possible
3. Shock-absorption mechanism exploration
4. Wedge and side-armor printing and strengthening options.

I will try to start with electronics and share plans for that in next update.

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