Eclipse MMRC

2021

Fremont, California - ON SITE
Personal Concept

The Eclipse Massively-Modular Robot Concept is a robot concept designed to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge 2021 Ultimate Goal season.

The vehicle features an increased degree of modularity and compartmentalization of major subcomponents, saving vehicle maintenance and simplifying bot reparability.

  • An image of the Cultural Center.

    Render of intake baffle.

  • An image of the Cultural Center.

    Front view of Eclipse.

  • XY Gantry

    Module "A" Intake section. First major modular part.

  • workspace

    Module "B" Indexer. Second major modular part.

  • Module "C" Launcher. Third major modular part.

  • yaxis

    Module "A" and "B" mated together to show ring index pathing plus four-bar carousel/basket.

  • Module "D" Drivetrain. Fourth major modular part. Note sharing of plates between Module "C" and "D".

  • CAD view of detailed indexer module. Note the four-bar loading mechanism for the rings.

  • CAD view of how four-bar carousel/basket indexes into launcher.

  • Assembled X-axis pairs.

    CAD view of all four modules exploded view.