Desserts is “Stressed” backwards, following a UTD convention of naming things backwards
Desserts is a 15/12lb robot designed for the 2024 Bots IQ competition held at SXSW in Austin. Desserts is ambitious in scale, and with a deadline of just 3 weeks it took a dedicated team to get it competition ready. Om Davra was the lead designer for Desserts, with tasks being delegated to both myself and Jaime. I was tasked with making the drivetrain for Desserts based on key dimensions we had come up with as a group. I designed custom molded wheels for Desserts shaped like macarons, with a mix of 40A and 50A urethane. Desserts uses a belted drivetrain and planetary gearboxes for drive, with soft TPU side armor.
Getting Desserts to the competition
Reprogramming ESCs at 3AM gets to you, but it’s cause for celebration when it works!
Meeting Faruq from Battlebots was a dream come true.
Getting Desserts ready for the next match
What’s next?
Desserts is expected to go to NHRL on April 5th as a 12lber.