Marker Dropper – Overall Design

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Marker Dropper

Marker Enclosure For our marker enclosure, we chose a crescent-shaped design. This allows us to fit two markers, one in each half of the enclosure. Moreover, the crescent shape will allow the markers to naturally roll towards the center, where there is an opening for the marker to drop through. The markers are then kept …

Marker Dropper – Design Changes

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Marker Dropper

During testing, we noticed that replacing the markers took quite a long time, as the front plate needed to be completely unscrewed and then screwed back in. To resolve this, we cut two large holes into the top of the marker enclosure for dropping the markers in. As we plan to do a barrel roll …