VEX CTE - Unit 9 - Engineering Design Process

6-Axis Arm on a CTE Tile with Cubes and Disks stacked on both pallets. Cubes and Disks are also stacked in a Loading Zone.

Now that you have completed Units 1-8 of the Introduction to the 6-Axis Arm Course, you are ready to complete the Capstone! Throughout this course you have learned many different things about industrial robotics, including:

How to use a Teach Pendant with the 6-Axis Arm.
How to use end effectors, like the Magnet and Pen.
How to implement Palletization and its role in manufacturing and logistics.

You also learned various coding concepts, including:

Variables.
Loops.
Conditionals.

In this Capstone Challenge, you will apply your learning and skills developed throughout the course in order to pack and ship orders in a warehouse!

Welcome to the Pack and Ship Challenge!

Watch the video below for an introduction to the Pack and Ship Challenge.

Engineering Design Process

To complete this open-ended challenge, you will use the engineering design process. This framework for problem solving is made up of three steps:

Define the Problem
Develop Solutions
Optimize

Watch the video below to learn more about the engineering design process and how you will use it throughout the challenge.

Add the following prompts from the video to your engineering notebook for reference throughout the challenge. Remember, you will move between the steps in the engineering design process many times during the challenge.

Define the Problem	Develop Solutions	Optimize
What is the goal you are trying to achieve? What are the criteria for solving the problem? What are the constraints? What are different ways you can solve the problem?	What solution did your group choose to develop first? What knowledge and skills do you have that will help you develop your VEXcode project? How can you break down the solution to make a plan? How will you build and test your project incrementally?	Did your project solve the problem? What can be improved about your project? How can you change your project to solve the problem?

Materials Required:

Quantity	Materials Needed
1 per group	VEX CTE 6-Axis Robotic Arm or VEX CTE Workcell Kit
1 per group	Computer
1 per group	VEXcode EXP
1 per student	Engineering Notebook
9 per group	Cubes
8 per group	Disks (4 Red and 4 Green)

Select Next > to begin the Pack and Ship Challenge.