Concept
The purpose of this design project was to build a machine that could pick up 20 spools and stack them on four posts. To review the detailed requirements of the device, see design requirements page.
The Operation Mongoose design accomplished this purpose by use of a pipe-cleaner subsystem design. Our idea was to lower the pipe-cleaners into the middle of each spool and lift them up. We decided to make the pipe-cleaners a 1" extension of the rods, that way all that the machine would have to do is lower the pipe-cleaner/rods into a block, and the specifications would be met.