Walking Robot- Assembly

Today, we made the the legs of the robot. It was a very long process and press fitting took a lot more work than I expected it to. We first drilled holes in the leg pieces: the connectors, the legs, and the feet. The holes are tight fits because the music wire will tightly connect two pieces together. This was a tricky process because we had to figure out exactly where we had to drill the holes , if not the music wire wouldn't go through the two pieces. It was challenging to make precise measurement on such small dimensions. It was also hard to make sure that the pieces were perfectly straight when we were press fitting them. Putting the wire in the holes was also a long process because I had to find the right tool to cut the music wire and find the right method to press fit the wire into two pieces. Unfortunately, the press fitting didn't go as well because the pieces weren't perfectly straight. This means that we probably switched some of the leg pieces so the holes didn't match up properly. This process definitely made me reconsider the way I connect pieces. Even though the pieces weren't perfectly straight, when they were attached to the wheels the legs functioned properly. This is a picture of the leg after all the press fitting and when we attached it to the body.