DEWBOT XI Drive Train
With the loss of Ben Kellom as mentor and Edgetech as sponsor, we redesigned our swerve module to reduce the machine time requirements and to bring as much of the machining in-house as practical.
Reduced Machining
During his four years as a 1640 mentor, Ben Kellom made enormous contributions to the team; especially (but not limited to) our machining processes, quality, equipment, workflow, and (most importantly) how we think about machining as we design our robots. In his role, Ben was a key driver in the development of our swerve drive technology. Ben's employer, Edgetech, graciously sponsored the team by machining the pivot (and other) parts.
With Ben's departure, we revised the pivot design with an objective of reducing the machine time required to produce these.